Khehek language

Oceanic language spoken in Papua New Guinea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Khehek is an Oceanic language spoken by approximately 1600 people on west-central Manus Island, Manus Province of Papua New Guinea. It has two dialects, Drehet and Levei, which are sometimes considered separate languages.

NativetoPapua New Guinea
RegionWest-central Manus Island, Manus Province
Native speakers
(1,600 cited 1991)[1]
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Khehek
Levei-Ndrehet
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionWest-central Manus Island, Manus Province
Native speakers
(1,600 cited 1991)[1]
Dialects
  • Drehet (Ndrehet)
  • Levei
Language codes
ISO 639-3tlx
Glottologkheh1237
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Phonology

The following description is of the Drehet dialect.

Consonants

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Bilabial Alveolar Palatal Velar
Plain Labialized
Stop Unaspirated p pʷ t c k
Aspirated kʰ
Fricative s h
Nasal m mʷ n ŋ
Prenasalized trill nᵈr
Lateral l
Trill r
Semivowel w j
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