Ankave or Angave is a Papuan language spoken by the approximately 1,500 () Angave people in Kerema District, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea.

History

In 1987, Ankave had approximately 1,600 speakers. In a 2014 estimate, however, Ankave only had about 1,500 speakers.

Phonology

Vowels

Diphthongs:

Consonants

Writing system

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

Notes

Further reading

• Speece, Richard F. 1988. Phonological processes affecting segments in Angave. Language and Linguistics in Melanesia 17(1/2): 1–139.

External links

• Ankave dictionary