Iha language

Iha (Kapaur) is a Papuan language spoken on the tip of the Bomberai Peninsula. It is the basis of a pidgin used as the local trade language.[2]

This article is about a Papuan language. For the Austronesian language spoken in the Moluccas, see Saparua language.
Iha
Kapaur
Native toPapua
RegionBomberai Peninsula
Native speakers
(5,500 cited 1987)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3ihp
Glottologihaa1241
Pidgin Iha
Native toIndonesia
RegionBomberai Peninsula
Native speakers
None
Iha-based pidgin
Language codes
ISO 639-3ihb
Glottologihab1241
ELPIha Based Pidgin

Phonology
Consonants
Labial Dental/
Alveolar		 Palatal Velar Labio-
dorsal		 Uvular Glottal
Nasal m n ŋ
Plosive/
Affricate		 voiceless p t̪ (t͡ʃ) q͡p q
voiced (b) d̪ (d͡ʒ) ɢ
prenasal ᵐb ⁿd ᵑɡ ᵑᵐɡ͡b
Fricative voiceless (f) s h
voiced β
Rhotic ɾ
Lateral l
Semivowel j w
  • Marginal phonemes are in parentheses.[3]
Vowels
Front Central Back
Close i u
Close-mid e o
Open-mid ɛ ɔ
Open a
  • /i a/ can also have allophones [ɪ ə].[4]

Pronouns

Flassy and Animung (1992) list the following pronouns for Iha.[4]

singular plural
1st person exclusive on mbi
inclusive in
2nd person ko ki
3rd person mi wat/mi

References
  1. Iha at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) closed access
  2. Iha-Based Pidgin at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) closed access
  3. Al-Gariri, Husam Saeed Salem Al-Gariri (2022). Prenasalized Stops in Iha: an acoustic analysis of allophonic variation. University of Amsterdam.
  4. Flassy, Don A.L. and Lisidius Animung. 1992. Struktur Bahasa Iha. Jakarta: Pusat Bahasa dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan Nasional.


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