Kire (Giri) is a Ramu language of Giri village () in Yawar Rural LLG, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.
Phonology Out of all the Ramu languages, Kire has the most complex consonant phonemic inventory. +ConsonantsPryor, David B. (2004). Kire Organised Phonology Data. SIL International.LabialAlveolarDorsalPlosive AspiratedPrenasalized Fricative, , NasalApproximant Aspirated plosives only occur word-initially. /w/ has only been found word-initially. +Vowels Short LongFrontCentralBackFrontCentralBackHigh Mid Low
Additionally, the following diphthongs and triphthongs are found: /ia/, /ĩã/, /ei/, /ẽĩ/, /ai/, /aːi/, /oi/, /ui/, /uiː/, /ũĩ/, /ue/, /ũẽː/, /ua/, /ũã/, /ũãː/, /uei/, /uai/, /ũãĩ/, /ũĩã/, /ũẽĩ/.
Orthography Kire orthography:
+ Kire alphabet Phonemes ɑ ɑ̃ b β d e ẽ f g h i ĩ ɨ ɨ̃ k kʰ m ᵐb ᵐp n Lowercase letters a ä b ƀ d e ë f g h i ï ɨ ɨ̈ k kh m mb mp n Phonemes ⁿd ⁿt ŋ ᵑg ᵑk o õ p pʰ r s s̪ t tʰ u ũ v w z Lowercase letters nd nt ŋ ŋg ŋk o ö p ph r s š t th u ü v w z
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