Toaripi language

Toaripi, or East Elema, is a Trans–New Guinea language of Papua New Guinea.

Toaripi
East Elema
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Gulf Province
Native speakers	(23,000 cited 1977)[1]
Language family	Trans–New Guinea Eleman nuclear Eleman Eastern Toaripi
Dialects	Kaipi (Melaripi) Toaripi (Moripi-Iokea, Moveave) Sepoe
Language codes
ISO 639-3	tqo
Glottolog	toar1246

Phonology

Consonants^[2][3]

		Labial	Alveolar	Velar	Glottal
Nasal		m	n
Plosive		p	t	k
Fricative	voiceless	f	s		h
	voiced	v
Rhotic			r
Lateral			l

Vowels^[2]

	Front	Central	Back
High	i		u
High-mid	e		o
Low-mid			ɔ
Low		a

External links

• Paradisec has a number of collections with Toaripi language materials.