Ari language (New Guinea)

The Ari language is a Papuan language of the Trans–New Guinea family.^[2] According to the 2000 census, there were only 50 Ari speakers, living in the two villages of Ari and Serea in Gogodala Rural LLG.^[1][3][4]

Ari
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Ari and Serea villages, Aramia River area, Western Province.
Native speakers	(50 cited 2000)[1]
Language family	Papuan Gulf ? Gogodala–Suki Gogodala Ari
Language codes
ISO 639-3	aac
Glottolog	arii1243
ELP	Ari
Ari is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
Coordinates: 7°57′S 142°24′E

The language that most resembles Ari is the Gogodala language.

Phonology

Consonant sounds^[5]

		Labial	Alveolar	Velar
Plosive	voiceless	p	t	k
	voiced	b	d	g
	prenasal	ᵐb	ⁿd	ᵑɡ
Nasal		m	n
Fricative			s
Rhotic			ɾ
Glide		w		j

Vowel sounds^[5]

	Front	Central	Back
High	i		u
Mid	e		o
	ɛ		ɔ
Low		a