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Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Keapara is an Oceanic language of Papua New Guinea. It is close to, but distinct from, its neighbour Hula.
Keapara | |
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Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Central Province |
Native speakers | 19,000 (2000)[1] |
Austronesian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | khz |
Glottolog | keap1239 |
Coordinates: 10.044°S 147.786°E |
It has been strongly influenced by Papuan languages.
The Keapara language includes several dialectal varieties: Aroma, Babaka, Kamali, Kalo, Keapara (Kerepunu), Kapari, Lalaura, Maopa, Wanigela (Waiori).[2]
The following is the phonology of the Kalo dialect of Keapara:[3]
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