Finongan language

Finisterre languages of Papua New Guinea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Finongan is one of the Finisterre languages of Papua New Guinea.[2]

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Names

The alternate names for Finongan are Finungwa and Finungwan.[3]

Phonology

The phonology of Finongan is as follows:[4]

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Consonants
Labial Coronal Velar Labiovelar Uvular/Glottal
Nasal /m/ m /n/ n /ŋ/ ng
Stops Voiceless /p/ p /t/ t /k/ k // kw
Voiced /b/ b /d/ d /g/ g /ʔ/ c
Fricative /f/ f /s/ s /ʁ/ h
Tap/Flap /ɾ/ l
Approximant /j/ y /w/ w
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- The voiceless labial, coronal, and non-labialized velar stops 'p', 't', and 'k' are all unreleased syllable-finally

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Vowels
Front Center Back
Close Short /i/ i /u/ u
Long // ii // uu
Mid Short /ɛ/ e /ɔ/ o
Long /ɛː/ ee /ɔː/ oo
Open Diphthong ai ai
Short /a/ a
Long // aa
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- In multisyllabic words, 'i' is pronounced /ɪ/ preceding another 'i'

- Several diphthongs can occur over syllable breaks

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