Akoye language
Angan language spoken in Papua New Guinea
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Akoye, also known as Lohiki or Maihiri (Mai-Hea-Ri), is an Angan language of Papua New Guinea.
NativetoPapua New Guinea
RegionMorobe Province
Native speakers
(600 cited 2001)[1]Trans–New Guinea
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Angan
- Southwest
- Akoye–Tainae
- Akoye
- Akoye–Tainae
- Southwest
| Akoye | |
|---|---|
| Lohiki | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Morobe Province |
Native speakers | (600 cited 2001)[1] |
Trans–New Guinea
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | miw |
| Glottolog | akoy1238 |
| ELP | Akoye |
Phonology
Akoye has a small phonemic inventory, which is not well described.[2]
Consonants are /p t k, f s, m n, w/ and maybe /j/.[3] The first four are usually voiced to [b ɾ ɡ v] after a monophthongal vowel, though sometimes the voicing is blocked for unknown reasons.
Vowels are /i e ə ɑ o u/. Diphthongs (/ɑi, əi, oi, ɑu/) are said to be rare, though vowel sequences are common, so these are perhaps not equivalent.[4]
The most complex syllable is CCVV: /mtəəpə/ 'hair', /əəkwɑi/ 'eye'.
Tone plays a role: /ə̀ɡənə/ 'sky', /əɡə́nə/ 'lid'; /pɑɑ́/ (sp. bird), /pɑ̀ɑ/ 'body'.
