Nii language

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Name (Latin)
Nii language
Other forms of name
Ek Nii language
See Also From tracing topical name
Papuan languages
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q35237
Library of congress: sh 85091929

Wikipedia description:

Nii is a Trans–New Guinea language of the Chimbu–Wahgi branch spoken in the highlands of Papua New Guinea. Nii has an unusual number of lateral consonants: a typical alveolar flap, /ɺ/, plus both dental and velar lateral fricatives, /ɬ̪/ and /𝼄/, which are voiced between vowels and do not occur in initial position.

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