Mouk-Aria language
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Mouk-Aria is an Austronesian language spoken by about 600 individuals along coastal West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea on the island of New Britain.
Phonology
- The nasal consonants /m n ŋ/ can appear as the syllabic nasals [m̩ n̩ ŋ̩] word-initially.
- The nasal consonants /m n ŋ/ sometimes appear as prenasalised voiced stops [mb nd ŋg] before /χ/.
- The voiced stops /b d g/ frequently manifest as fricatives [β ɹ ɣ] after vowels.
- /χ/ is voiced [ʁ] between voiced segments.
- Sonorants /l m n ŋ/ are voiceless [l̥ m̥ n̥ ŋ̊] in clusters after voiceless stops.
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
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- /i e/ manifest as [ɯ ɤ] before /χ/.
References
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External links
- EE-TAOW! The Mouk Story (Part 1) - New Tribes Mission 1999, featuring several Mouk speakers.
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