Maleu-Kilenge language
| Maleu-Kilenge | |
|---|---|
| Lolo | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | western tip of Talasea District, West New Britain Province |
Native speakers | (8,000 cited 2000 census)[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mgl |
| Glottolog | male1289 |
Maleu-Kilenge, also known as Lolo[2] or Idne, is an Austronesian language spoken by several thousand swidden farmers in the Talasea District of West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea.
Phonology
| Labial | Alveolar | Velar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p | t | k |
| Fricative | β ⟨v⟩ | s | ɣ ⟨g⟩ |
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ |
| Approximant | w | r, l |
- The fricatives /β ɣ/ are pronounced [b g] following a homorganic nasal.
- The sequences /tn kŋ/ manifest as [n̥n ŋ̊ŋ].
- /w/ only occurs intervocalically.
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | u | |
| Mid-high | e | o | |
| Mid-low | ɛ ⟨ë⟩ | ɔ ⟨ö⟩ | |
| Low | a |
Additionally, Maleu-Kilenge has the following diphthongs: /ei/, /ai/, /oi/, /ae/, /ua/, /iu/, /ɛu/, /au/, /ou/, /ɔu/.
Haywood (1996) [4] however only lists five vowels, /a e i o u/.
Stress occurs on the penultimate syllable.[3]
References
- ^ Maleu-Kilenge at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Gallagher, Steve and Gallagher, Carol Jean (2000). "Bariai". In: Data Papers in Papua New Guinea Languages. SIL International
- ^ a b c Haywood, Graham (1994). Maleu Organised Phonology Data. SIL International.
- ^ Haywood, Graham (1996): "A Maleu grammar outline and text". In: Ross, M.D. editor, Studies in languages of New Britain and New Ireland. C-135:63-144. Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University.