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Kosraean (or Kusaiean) is a Micronesian language spoken in Kosrae state. In 2005 there were about 6,620 speakers of Kosraean in Micronesia, and another 1,100 speakers elsewhere. A standard spelling system for Kosraen has been used since 1977.
Once you've mastered this lesson, take a look at these related pages:Say Hello and Greetings in Kosraean.
Writing System[edit | edit source]
Consonants[edit | edit source]
Labial | Dental | Post-alveolar | Velar | ||||||||
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nor. | vel. | nor. | vel. | rnd. | nor. | vel. | rnd. | nor. | vel. | rnd. | |
Stop | p | pw | t | tw | to | k | kw | ko | |||
Fricative | f | fw | s | sw | so | sr | srw | sro | |||
Nasal | m | mw | n | nw | no | ng | ngw | ngo | |||
Approximant | l | lw | lo | y | yw | yo | w | wo | |||
Flap | r | rw | ro |
Vowels[edit | edit source]
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
High | i | ih | u |
Mid | e | uc | o |
Low-mid | ac | uh | oh |
Low | ah | a | oa |
Phonology[edit | edit source]
Consonants[edit | edit source]
Labial | Dental | Post-alveolar | Velar | ||||||||
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nor. | vel. | nor. | vel. | rnd. | nor. | vel. | rnd. | nor. | vel. | rnd. | |
Stop | p | pˠ | t | tˠ | tʷ | k | kˠ | kʷ | |||
Fricative | f | fˠ | s | sˠ | sʷ | ʂ | ʂˠ | ʂʷ | |||
Nasal | m | mˠ | n | nˠ | nʷ | ŋ | ŋˠ | ŋʷ | |||
Approximant | w | wˠ | l | lˠ | lʷ | j | jˠ | jʷ | |||
Flap | ɽ | ɽˠ | ɽʷ |
Vowels[edit | edit source]
Front | Central | Back | |
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High | i iː | ɨ ɨː | u uː |
Mid | e eː | ə əː | o oː |
Low-mid | ɛ ɛː | ʌ ʌː | ɔ ɔː |
Low | æː | aː | ɒ͡ɑ |
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]