Hoia Hoia language
Hoia Hoia (Hoyahoya) is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea. It is close to Minanibai. The two varieties, Ukusi-Koparamio Hoia Hoia ("Hoia Hoia" in Ethnologue 17) and Matakaia Hoia Hoia ("Hoyahoya" in Ethnologue 17), are distinct languages, though significantly closer to each other than to other Inland Gulf languages.
| Hoia Hoia | |
|---|---|
| Hoyahoya | |
| Region | Western Province, Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | 180 (2000 census)[1] |
Trans–New Guinea
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:hhi – Ukusi-Koparamio Hoia Hoiahhy – Matakaia Hoia Hoia |
| Glottolog | hoya1236 Hoyaic |
The varieties are spoken in Ukusi-Koparamio (7.812986°S 143.682495°E; 7.830844°S 143.740897°E) and Matakaia (7.845775°S 143.246807°E) villages of Bamu Rural LLG in Western Province, Papua New Guinea, respectively.[2][3]
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Alveolar | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop | p b | t d | k g | ||
| Nasal | m | n | |||
| Fricative | s <sh> | ʁ | h | ||
| Approximant | l |
Vowels
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| High | i | u |
| Mid | e | o |
| Low | ɑ ɑ̙ <a> |
References
- Ukusi-Koparamio Hoia Hoia at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Matakaia Hoia Hoia at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) - Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Papua New Guinea languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.
- United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
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