Lote language

Lote (also known as Lohote) is an Austronesian language spoken by about 6,000 people who live around Cape Dampier on the south coast of New Britain in Papua New Guinea. The language was earlier known as Uvol, after the name of a local river, where the first wharf and later airstrip were built.

Lote
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	East New Britain Province, Pomio District, southeast coast and inland near Cape Dampier.
Native speakers	5,500 (2004)[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Western Oceanic Ngero–Vitiaz Mengen Lote
Language codes
ISO 639-3	uvl
Glottolog	lote1237
Coordinates: 5°57′S 150°54′E

Phonology

The phonology of Lote is as follows:^[2]

Vowels

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i		u
Close-mid	e
Mid	ɛ		ɔ
Open		a

Consonants

		Bilabial	Alveolar	Velar	Glottal
Stop	voiceless	p	t	k
Fricative	voiceless		s	x	h
Nasal		m	n	ŋ
Lateral approximant			l
Trill			r