Agarabi language
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| Agarabi | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Eastern Highlands Province |
Native speakers | 27,000 (2000 census)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | agd |
| Glottolog | agar1252 |
Agarabi, also called Bare, is a Kainantu language spoken in Agarabi Rural LLG, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.
Phonology[edit]
Consonants[edit]
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ʔ | ||
| Plosive | p | t | k | ||
| Rhotic | r | ||||
| Approximant | w | j |
- Sounds /p, t, k, w/ may fluctuate to fricative sounds [ɸ, s, x, β] when between oral vowels.
- Sounds /p, t/ may also be heard as voiced [b, d] within complex syllable nuclei.
- /n/ may be heard as [ŋ] when before /k/.
- /r/ can be heard as either a tap [ɾ] or a trill [r].
- /ʔ/ may occasionally fluctuate to a fricative [h].
Vowels[edit]
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Mid | e | (ə) | o |
| Open | a |
A lax /a/ is said to be heard as [ə].[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Agarabi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Bee, Darlene; Luff, Lorna; Goddard, Jean (1973). Notes on Agarabi phonology. In Howard McKaughan (ed.), The languages of the Eastern Family of the East New Guinea Highland Stock: Seattle: University of Washington. pp. 414–423.
External links[edit]
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