Kilivila language

Kilivila (Kiriwina) is one of the Kilivila–Louisiades languages (of the Austronesian language family), spoken by the Trobriand people of the Trobriand Islands (Papua New Guinea).^[2] It is used in local schools.

Kilivila
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Trobriand Islands
Native speakers	(20,000 cited 2000)[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Western Oceanic Papuan Tip Kilivila–Misima Kilivila languages Kilivila
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kij
Glottolog	kili1267

Phonology

Phonology of Kilivila:^[3]

Consonants

		Labial		Alveolar	Palatal	Velar		Glottal
		plain	lab.			plain	lab.
Plosive	voiceless	p	pʷ	t		k	kʷ	ʔ
	voiced	b	bʷ	d		ɡ	ɡʷ
Nasal		m	mʷ	n
Fricative		v		s
Rhotic				ɾ
Approximant				l	j		w

Vowels

	Front	Central	Back
High	i		u
Mid	ɛ		ɔ
Low		a

Allophones

	Allophone
/k/	[k̠], [x̠], [k], [x]
/kʷ/	[kʷ], [k̠ʷ]
/s/	[s], [ʃ]
/m/	[m], [m̩]
/ɾ/	[ɾ], [r], [ʀ]
/i/	[i], [ɨ]
/u/	[u], [ʊ]