Mangseng language
Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea
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Mangseng is an Austronesian language of New Britain, Papua New Guinea. It is a distinct branch of the Arawe dialect chain.
| Mangseng | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | New Britain |
Native speakers | (2,500 cited 1998)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mbh |
| Glottolog | mang1403 |
Phonology
- The voiced plosives /b d g/ present as [ᵐp ⁿt ᵑk] word-medially.
- The cluster /nr/ is phonetically [ndr].
- The phonemes /e ɛ/ and /o ɔ/ are both written as ⟨e⟩ and ⟨o⟩ respectively.
Stress is penultimate.[2]
