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Nii language

Nii
Ek Nii
Native to Papua New Guinea
Region Western Highlands Province
Native speakers
(12,000 cited 1991)
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottolog niii1240

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.



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