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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.

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Name

The name Sudest is a word meaning 'southeast' in French or Italian.[relevant?]

Phonology

Consonants

More information Labial, Dental/ Alveolar ...
  • /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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