Gadsup language
Language
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Gadsup is a Kainantu language spoken by the people of the same name in Papua New Guinea.
| Gadsup | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Eastern Highlands Province |
| Ethnicity | Gadsup |
Native speakers | (25,000 cited 1996 – 2000 census)[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | gaj – inclusive codeIndividual code: ont – Ontenu village |
| Glottolog | gads1258 |
Phonology
Consonants
- /ɸ, β, s, ɾ, x/ become plosives [p, b, t, d, k] when preceded by /N, ʔ/, but initially and medially they are [/ɸ, β, s, ɾ, x, ɾ].[3]
The phonology of Akuna Gadsup is similar to Ontena Gadsup, except voiceless plosives don't lenite initially, but they do medially.[3]
Vowels
/ɐ/ can also be heard as [ʌ̈].[5]
