Native to Papua New Guinea ISO 639-3 nii | Native speakers (12,000 cited 1991) Glottolog niii1240 | |
Region Western Highlands Province Language family Trans–New Guinea
Chimbu–Wahgi
Wahgi
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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 dental approximant, /l̪/, plus both dental and velar lateral fricatives, /ɬ̪/ and /ʟ̝̊/, which are optionally voiced between vowels and do not occur in initial position.
References
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