Ankave language
Ankave or Angave is a Papuan language spoken by the approximately 1,500 Angave people in Kerema District, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea.
History
In 1987, Ankave had approximately 1,600 speakers. In a 2014 estimate, however, Ankave only had about 1,500 speakers.Phonology
Vowels
Diphthongs:Writing system
An orthography using the Latin script has been developed for Angave, but less than 5% of its speakers are literate.| A a | B b | D d | E e | G g | I i | Ɨ ɨ | J j | K k | X x | M m |
| N n | Ŋ ŋ | O o | P p | R r | S s | T t | U u | W w | Y y | ´ |