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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 (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

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Vowels

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	Front	Back
Close	i	u
Mid	e	o
Open		ɑ

Consonnes

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		Bilabial	Alveolar	Dorsal
		Bilabial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar
Stop	Voiceless	p	t		k
Stop	Voiced prenasalized	m͡b	n͡d		ŋ͡g
Fricative		f	s
Nasal		m	n
Tap			ɾ
Semi-vowel		w		j

References

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^ SianeatEthnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

^ Lucht, Ramona (1978). "Siane tone orthography". SIL.

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