Siane language

"Siane" redirects here. For the local-level government area of Papua New Guinea, see Siane Rural LLG.

Siane (Siani) is a Papuan language spoken in the eastern highlands of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Siane Rural LLG and other neighboring local-level government areas of Papua New Guinea.

Siane
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Chimbu Province, Eastern Highlands Province
Native speakers	(29,000 cited 2000 census)[1]
Language family	Trans–New Guinea Kainantu–Goroka Goroka Siane
Language codes
ISO 639-3	snp
Glottolog	sian1257

Named dialects are Hakoa, Kolepa, Yamofowe, Komongu, Komoigaleka, Kemanimowe, Ona, Keto, Laiya, Fowe, Olumba, Lambau, Alango, Yandime, Wando. Komongu and Lambau are the literary standards.

Like many Papuan languages Siane has a register tone system.^[2]

Phonology

Vowels

	Front	Back
Close	i	u
Mid	e	o
Open		ɑ

Consonnes

		Bilabial	Alveolar	Dorsal
				Palatal	Velar
Stop	Voiceless	p	t		k
	Voiced prenasalized	Error using {{IPA symbol}}: "m͡b" not found in list	Error using {{IPA symbol}}: "n͡d" not found in list		Error using {{IPA symbol}}: "ŋ͡g" not found in list
Fricative		f	s
Nasal		m	n
Tap			ɾ
Semi-vowel		w		j