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Sudest language
Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sudest, also known as Tagula, is an Oceanic language of Papua New Guinea.
Name
The name Sudest is a word meaning 'southeast' in French or Italian.[relevant?]
Phonology
Consonants
- /ɣ/ is heard as a glottal [h] before /o/ or /u/.
- /ɣʷ/ is heard as [hʷ], in free variation within different dialects.
- /β, βʷ/ are originally bilabial, although many speakers under the influence of English pronounce them as labio-dental [v, vʷ].[2]
Vowels
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External links
- Paradisec has two collections of Arthur Cappell's materials (AC1, AC2) and one collection of Malcolm Ross's (MR1) materials that include Sudest-language materials.
References
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