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Aimele is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea. It has around 300 speakers, living primarily in Lake Campbell in Western Province, where it is the dominant language of the community.
Names
The alternate names for Aimele are Eibela and Kware.
Phonology
Aimele has 28 phonemes in total, with a consonantal inventory of 13 phonemes, and a vowel inventory of 14 phonemes when including diphthongs and lengthened vowels, or 5 without.
Consonants
The consonantal system is very similar to the ones found in the neighboring languages Kasua, Kaluli, Kamula and Odoodee. *
External links
*An archive of Eibela language materials from the Bosavi region *OLAC resources in and about the Aimele language