Maleu-Kilenge language
Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea
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Maleu-Kilenge, also known as Lolo[2] or Idne, is an Austronesian language spoken by several thousand swidden farmers in the Talasea District of West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea.
NativetoPapua New Guinea
Regionwestern tip of Talasea District, West New Britain Province
Native speakers
(8,000 cited 2000 census)[1]| Maleu-Kilenge | |
|---|---|
| Lolo | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | western tip of Talasea District, West New Britain Province |
Native speakers | (8,000 cited 2000 census)[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mgl |
| Glottolog | male1289 |
Phonology
- The fricatives /β ɣ/ are pronounced [b g] following a homorganic nasal.
- The sequences /tn kŋ/ manifest as [n̥n ŋ̊ŋ].
- /w/ only occurs intervocalically.
Additionally, Maleu-Kilenge has the following diphthongs: /ei/, /ai/, /oi/, /ae/, /ua/, /iu/, /ɛu/, /au/, /ou/, /ɔu/.
Haywood (1996) [4] however only lists five vowels, /a e i o u/.
Stress occurs on the penultimate syllable.[3]
