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Dedua
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Huon Peninsula, Morobe Province
Ethnicity	8,900 (2000 census?)^[1]
Native speakers	(6,500 cited 2000 census)^[1]
Language family	Trans–New Guinea Finisterre–Huon Huon Eastern Huon Dedua
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`ded`
Glottolog	`dedu1240`

Dedua is a Papuan language spoken in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. Dialects are Dzeigoc and Fanic.

Phonology

The plain linked text shows IPA, while the text in angle brackets shows the orthography. If no angle brackets are shown, the orthography is the same as the IPA.

Vowels

	Front	Back
Close	i	u
Mid	e	o
Open		a

Consonants

		Labial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Labial–velar	Glottal
Plosive	voiceless	p	t		k	k͡p ⟨kp⟩	ʔ ⟨h/c⟩
Plosive	voiced	b	d		g	ɡ͡b ⟨gb⟩
Nasal		m	n		ŋ ⟨ng⟩
Fricative		f	s
Affricate				dʑ
Trill			r
Approximant				j ⟨y⟩		w

References

^ ^a ^b Dedua at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

External links

Dedua phonology data

Languages of Papua New Guinea

Official languages

Major Indigenous
languages

Other Papuan
languages

Angan	Akoye Angaataha Ankave Hamtai Kamasa Kawacha Menya Safeyoka Simbari Susuami Tainae Yagwoia Yipma
Awin–Pa	Awin Pa
Binanderean	Baruga Binandere Ewage Korafe Orokaiva Suena Yekora Zia
Bosavi	Aimele Beami Edolo Kaluli Kasua Onobasulu Sonia
Chimbu–Wahgi	Chuave Dom Golin Kandawo Kaugel Kuman Maring Melpa Narak Nii Nomane Salt-Yui Sinasina Tembagla Wahgi
New Ireland	Bilur Fanamaket Kandas Konomala Kuanua Label Niwer Mil Patpatar Ramoaaina Siar Sursurunga Warwar Feni
Duna–Pogaya	Duna Pogaya
East Kutubuan	Fasu Fiwaga Foi
East Strickland	Fembe Gobasi Konai Kubo Odoodee Samo
Engan	Angal Bisorio Enga Huli Ipili Kewa Kyaka Lembena Samberigi
Eleman	Kaki Ae Keoru Opao Orokolo Toaripi Tairuma
Ok–Oksapmin	Bimin Faiwol Mian Ngalum Ninggerum Oksapmin Setaman Suganga Telefol Tifal Urap Yonggom
Teberan	Dadibi Folopa
Tirio	Abom Baramu Bitur Tirio Were
Turama–Kikorian	Ikobi Omati Rumu
Larger families	Finisterre–Huon Kainantu–Goroka Madang Ramu–Lower Sepik Sepik Southeast Papuan Torricelli

Sign languages

Finisterre–Huon languages

Finisterre

Erap	Finongan Gusan Mamaa Munkip Nakama Nek Nimi Nuk Numanggang Sauk Uri
Gusap–Mot	Iyo Madi Neko Nekgini Ngaing Rawa Ufim
Uruwa	Sakam Som Nukna Yau Weliki
Wantoat	Awara Wantoat Tuma-Irumu
Warup	Asaro'o Bulgebi Degenan Forak Guya Gwahatike Muratayak
Yupna	Bonkiman Domung Ma Nankina Yopno Yout Wam

Huon

Eastern	Dedua Kâte Kovai Kube Mape Migabac Momare Sene Tobo
Western	Burum Borong Kinalakna Komba Kumokio Mese Nabak Nomu Ono Selepet Sialum Timbe

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