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Anuki language
Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Anuki language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Gabobora people along Cape Vogel in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. The language was named after a highly respected deity of the people, whose sacred remains now rest in Australia.[citation needed]
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Phonology
- Consonants can be labialized in stressed syllables or before /ɨi/.
a /ɨ/ is only found in the diphthong /ɨi/.
Additionally, the following diphthongs can be found: /ɨi/, /ae/, /ai/, /au/, /ei/, /eo/, /eu/, /iu/, /oe/, /oi/. /ɨi/ is written as ⟨ii⟩.
Stress is always found on the penultimate syllable.[2]
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