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Agarabi language

Kainantu language of Papua New Guinea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Agarabi, also called Bare, is a Kainantu language spoken in Agarabi Rural LLG, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.

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Phonology

Consonants

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  • Sounds /p, t, k, w/ may fluctuate to fricative sounds [ɸ, s, x, β] when between oral vowels.
  • Sounds /p, t/ may also be heard as voiced [b, d] within complex syllable nuclei.
  • /n/ may be heard as [ŋ] when before /k/.
  • /r/ can be heard as either a tap [ɾ] or a trill [r].
  • /ʔ/ may occasionally fluctuate to a fricative [h].

Vowels

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A lax /a/ is said to be heard as [ə].[2]

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