Ririo language

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Ririo
Native toSolomon Islands
Native speakers
18 (2007)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3rri
Glottologriri1237
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Ririo is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.

Ririo is a nearly extinct indigenous language of Choiseul Province, Solomon Islands.

Phonology

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Consonants

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Ririo has 18 consonant phonemes.

Ririo consonant phonemes[2]
Labial Alveolar Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ŋ
Stop voiceless p t k ʔ
prenasalized ᵐb ⁿd ᵑg
Affricate voiceless ts
prenasalized ⁿdz
Fricative v[a] s, z ɣ
Approximant l
Trill r
  1. ^ /β/ is considered to be an allophone.

Vowels

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Ririo has 9 vowel phonemes.

Ririo vowel phonemes[2]
Front Back
Close i u
Close-mid e, ø o
Open-mid ɛ, œ ɔ
Open a

References

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  1. ^ Ririo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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