Sanio language
Sanio, or more precisely Saniyo-Hiyewe, is a Sepik language of Tunap/Hunstein Rural LLG in East Sepik Province, northern Papua New Guinea. It is also spoken in Telefomin Rural LLG, Sandaun Province.
Dialects
Dialects are:- Hiyowe dialect, spoken in Maposi village of Tunap-Hunstein Rural LLG
- Saniyo dialect, spoken in Hanasi, Malapute’e, Pukapuki, Salunapi, and Sio villages of Tunap-Hunstein Rural LLG
Phonology
- /r/ has the allophone word-initially, which is written with the separate character.
- /ʔ/ only appears intervocalically.
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- /ɛ/ is pronounced before /j/. In this case it is written as.