Kapriman language

Not to be confused with Aka-Cari, also called Sare.

Kapriman (or Sare^[2]) is a Sepik language spoken in East Sepik Province, Papua-New Guinea. Alternative names are Mugumute, Wasare.

Kapriman
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	East Sepik Province
Native speakers	1,300 (2006)[1]
Language family	Sepik Bahinemo Kapriman
Dialects	Kapriman Karambit
Language codes
ISO 639-3	dju
Glottolog	kapr1245
ELP	Kapriman

Phonology

Consonants^[2]

		Labial	Coronal	Dorsal
Nasal		m	n
Plosive	voiceless	p	t	k
	voiced	b	d	ɡ
Fricative		f	s	x
Liquid	rhotic		r
	lateral		l
Semivowel		w	j

Vowels^[2]

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i	ɨ	u
Mid	e	ə	o
Open		a

Alamblak also has the same vowel system.^[2]

References

1. Kapriman at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
2. Foley, William A. (2018). "The Languages of the Sepik-Ramu Basin and Environs". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 197–432. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.