Sanio language

Sanio, or more precisely Saniyo-Hiyewe, is a Sepik language of Tunap/Hunstein Rural LLG in East Sepik Province, northern Papua New Guinea. It is also spoken in Telefomin Rural LLG, Sandaun Province.

Dialects
Dialects are:
 * Hiyowe dialect, spoken in Maposi village (-4.54748°N, 142.22064°W) of Tunap-Hunstein Rural LLG
 * Saniyo dialect, spoken in Hanasi (-4.52322°N, 142.37586°W), Malapute’e (-4.58544°N, 142.33631°W), Pukapuki, Salunapi (-4.55134°N, 142.34327°W), and Sio (-4.45043°N, 142.31639°W) villages of Tunap-Hunstein Rural LLG

Phonology

 * /r/ has the allophone [l] word-initially, which is written with the separate character.
 * /ʔ/ only appears intervocalically.
 * /ɛ/ is pronounced [ei] before /j/. In this case it is written as.

Additionally, the following diphthongs can be found: /ai/, /au/, /ou/.