Madak language
Western Oceanic language
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Madak, also known as Mandak, is an Austronesian language spoken in New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. The Library of Congress subject classification uses Mandak.
RegionNew Ireland
Native speakers
(3,000 cited 1985)[1]Austronesian
-
Malayo-Polynesian
- Oceanic
- Western
- Meso-Melanesian
- (New Ireland)
- Madak languages
- Madak
- Madak languages
- (New Ireland)
- Meso-Melanesian
- Western
- Oceanic
| Madak | |
|---|---|
| Region | New Ireland |
Native speakers | (3,000 cited 1985)[1] |
Austronesian
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mmx |
| Glottolog | mada1285 |
Phonology
- /ʔ/ only appears word-finally.
- The voiced plosives /b d g/ are prenasalised [ᵐb ⁿd ᵑg] word-medially.
- The unvoiced plosives /p t k/ are unreleased [p̚ t̚ k̚] when in syllable codas.
Additionally, Madak has the following diphthongs: /ei/, /ai/, /iu/, /ao/, /au/.
Stress is predictable, occurring on the second syllable. Syllables containing the consonants /ɣ/, /β/, or /r/ are skipped when determining stress.[2]