Kire language
Kire 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. The Kire consonants are:Orthography
Kire orthography:
| 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 | b̄ | 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 | - |
