Wano language


Wano is a Baliem Valley language spoken by the Wano people in Puncak and Puncak Jaya regencies of the Indonesian province of Central Papua.

Phonology

As well as the monophthongs described above, Wano also has seven diphthongs:.

Allophony

Here is the orthography used by Willem Burung on his works. These are not necessarily separate letters.
LetterIPALetterIPALetterIPA
ajo
bkp
ct
dmu
embv
gnw
gwndy
ingg--

Grammar

Nouns

Inalienable nouns could be pluralized by suffixing -i or -vi, while alienable nouns do not. The inalienable plurals can be postposed with numerals.