Agarabi language
Kainantu language of Papua New Guinea
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Agarabi, also called Bare, is a Kainantu language spoken in Agarabi Rural LLG, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.
NativetoPapua New Guinea
Native speakers
(27,000 cited 2000 census)[1]| Agarabi | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Eastern Highlands Province |
Native speakers | (27,000 cited 2000 census)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | agd |
| Glottolog | agar1252 |
Phonology
Consonants
- Sounds /p, t, k, w/ may fluctuate to fricative sounds [ɸ, s, x, β] when between oral vowels.
- Sounds /p, t/ may also be heard as voiced [b, d] within complex syllable nuclei.
- /n/ may be heard as [ŋ] when before /k/.
- /r/ can be heard as either a tap [ɾ] or a trill [r].
- /ʔ/ may occasionally fluctuate to a fricative [h].
Vowels
A lax /a/ is said to be heard as [ə].[2]
