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Misima language
Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Misima-Panaeati, also called Misiman or panapanaeati, is an indigenous Austronesian language spoken on the islands of Misima, Panaeati, and the islands of the eastern half of the Calvados Chain of Papua New Guinea.
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Phonology
Vowels
Misima-Paneati has five vowel phonemes.[2]
Consonants
Misima-Paneati has 17 consonant phonemes.[2]
Syllables
In Misima-Paneati, the following syllable types commonly occur: V, CV, CVC, and VC.[3]
The open syllables V and CV are found in all positions of words, whereas the closed syllables CVC and VC are only found word finally and across morpheme boundaries, with the exception of the following five words:[3]
- /ˈamna/ – 'feelings'
- /ˈkimpos/ – 'centre pole'
- /kinˈbʷai/ – 'fingernail'
- /sinˈɡili/ – 'centre rib of coconut leaf'
- /tabˈnaha/ – 'sneeze'
The only monomorphemic consonant clusters that always occur across syllable boundaries are:[4]
- /mn/
- /mp/
- /nb/
- /nɡ/
- /bn/
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