Aimele language

Aimele
Kware
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionLake Campbell, Western Province
Native speakers
300 (2016)
Language codes
ISO 639-3ail
Glottologaime1238
ELPAimele

Aimele is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea. It has around 300 speakers, living primarily in Lake Campbell in Western Province, where it is the dominant language of the community.: 4 

Names

The alternate names for Aimele are Eibela and Kware.

Phonology

Aimele has 28 phonemes in total, with a consonantal inventory of 13 phonemes, and a vowel inventory of 14 phonemes when including diphthongs and lengthened vowels, or 5 without.: 26 

Consonants

The consonantal system is very similar to the ones found in the neighboring languages Kasua, Kaluli, Kamula and Odoodee.: 26 

Bilabial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n
Plosive voiceless t k
voiced b d ɡ
Fricative ɸ s h
Approximant w l j

Vowels

Short Long
Front Back Front Back
Close i u iː uː
Mid ɛ o ɛ: oː
Open a aː
Diphthongs ai, oi, ou, ɛi

References

  1. 1 2 3 Aiton, Grant William (2016). A grammar of Eibela: a language of the Western Province, Papua New Guinea (phd thesis). James Cook University.
  2. ↑ "Glottolog 5.1 - Aimele". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2025-02-13.