Sudest language
Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea
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Sudest, also known as Tagula, is an Oceanic language of Papua New Guinea.
Native speakers
(2,000 cited 1987)[1]Austronesian
-
Malayo-Polynesian
- Oceanic
- Western
- Papuan Tip
- Nimoa–Sudest
- Sudest
- Nimoa–Sudest
- Papuan Tip
- Western
- Oceanic
| Sudest | |
|---|---|
| Tagula | |
| Region | Tagula Island, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | (2,000 cited 1987)[1] |
Austronesian
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tgo |
| Glottolog | sude1239 |
Name
Phonology
Consonants
- /ɣ/ is heard as a glottal [h] before /o/ or /u/.
- /ɣʷ/ is heard as [hʷ], in free variation within different dialects.
- /β, βʷ/ are originally bilabial, although many speakers under the influence of English pronounce them as labio-dental [v, vʷ].[2]
Vowels
External links
- Paradisec has two collections of Arthur Cappell's materials (AC1, AC2) and one collection of Malcolm Ross's (MR1) materials that include Sudest-language materials.