title: Nobonob language
text: # Nobonob language
  
  Nobonob (Nobanob, Nobnob), also known as Butelkud-Guntabak or Garuh (cf. closely related Garus), is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea. The language is expanding slightly. Ari (Ati, A’i) is a dialect.
  
  ## Phonology
  
  ### Vowels (orthographic)
  
  | | Front | Central | Back |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Close | i ii | | u uu |
  | Mid | e ee | | o oo |
  | Open | | a aa | |
  
  ### Consonants (orthographic)
  
  | | Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Voiceless stop | p p̱ | t ṯ | | k ḵ | |
  | Voiced stop/implosive | b q | d ḏ | | g g̱ | |
  | Nasal | m | n | | | |
  | Fricative | | (s) | | | h |
  | Approximant | w | l | y | | |
  