Ankave language

Ankave
Region	Kerema District, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea
Native speakers	unknown (1,600 cited 1987)
Language family	Trans–New Guinea Angan Angan proper Ankave; ; ;
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	aak
Glottolog	anka1246
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Ankave or Angave is a Papuan language spoken by the approximately 1,600 (as of 1987^[update])^[3] Angave people in Kereme District, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea.

Phonology

Diphthongs: /iɑ eɑ ɑi oɑ/

		Bilabial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Stop	Voiceless	p	t		k	ʔ
Stop	Voiced prenasalised	ᵐb	ⁿd		ᵑɡ
Affricate	Voiced prenasalised		ⁿdz
Nasal		m	n		ŋ
Flap			ɾ
Fricative	Voiceless		s		x
Approximant				j	w

An orthography using the Latin script has been developed for Angave, but less than 5% of its speakers are literate.^[3]

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