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==Phonology==
==Phonology==
===Consonants===
There are 18 consonant phonemes and 5 vowel phonemes in Papuan Malay. The table below shows the consonant phonemes of Papuan Malay. The voiceless stops are usually unreleased at the end of a syllable. The phoneme /r/ has three allophones: a voiced alveolar trill, a voiceless alveolar trill, and a voiced alveolar tap.
The table below shows the 18 consonant phonemes of Papuan Malay. The voiceless stops are usually unreleased at the end of a syllable. The phoneme /r/ has three allophones: a voiced alveolar trill, a voiceless alveolar trill, and a voiced alveolar tap.
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|+Papuan Malay consonant phonemes
|+Papuan Malay consonant phonemes{{sfn|Kluge|2017|p=66}}
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! [[Labial consonant|Labial]]
! [[Labial consonant|Labial]]
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===Vowels===
There are 5 vowel phonemes in Papuan Malay.{{sfn|Kluge|2017|p=71}}
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|+Papuan Malay vowel phonemes
! colspan=1|
! [[Front vowel|Front]]
! [[Central vowel|Central]]
! [[Back vowel|Back]]
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! rowspan=1| [[Close vowel|Close]]
| {{IPA link|i}}
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| {{IPA link|u}}
|-
! rowspan=1| [[Mid vowel|Open-mid]]
| {{IPA link|ɛ}}
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| {{IPA link|o|ɔ}}
|-
! rowspan=1| [[Open vowel|Open]]
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| {{IPA link|a}}
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====Vowel allophones====
Below are the allophones of Papuan Malay vowels.{{sfn|Kluge|2017|p=71}}
{|class="wikitable" style=text-align:center
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! Phoneme
! Allophone
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| {{IPA link|i|/i/}}
| [i], [ɪ], [e]
|-
| {{IPA link|u|/u/}}
| [u], [ʊ], [o]
|-
| {{IPA link|ɛ|/ɛ/}}
| [ɛ], [ɛ̞], [ə]
|-
| {{IPA link|ɔ|/ɔ/}}
| [ɔ], [ɔ̞]
|-
| {{IPA link|a|/a/}}
| [a], [ɐ]
|}
Vowels in closed syllables are centralized:
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! Orthographic
! Phonetic
! Translation
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| tinggi
| [tɪŋ.gi]
| 'be high'{{sfn|Kluge|2017|p=77}}
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In the closed syllable [tɪŋ], the phoneme /i/ is realized as [ɪ]. In the open syllable [gi], the phoneme is realized as [i].
==References==
{{Cite book|last=Kluge|first=Angela|url=http://langsci-press.org/catalog/book/78|title=A Grammar of Papuan Malay|date=2017|publisher=Language Science Press|isbn=978-3-944675-86-2|series=Studies in Diversity Linguistics 11|location=Berlin|doi=10.5281/zenodo.376415|doi-access=free}}

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Phonology

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Consonants

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The table below shows the 18 consonant phonemes of Papuan Malay. The voiceless stops are usually unreleased at the end of a syllable. The phoneme /r/ has three allophones: a voiced alveolar trill, a voiceless alveolar trill, and a voiced alveolar tap.

Papuan Malay consonant phonemes[1]
Labial Dental/
Alveolar
Palatal Velar Glottal
Plosive
voiceless p t k
voiced b d ɡ
Affricate
voiceless t͡ʃ
voiced d͡ʒ
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ
Fricative voiceless s h
Rhotic r
Lateral approximant l
Approximant w j

Vowels

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There are 5 vowel phonemes in Papuan Malay.[2]

Papuan Malay vowel phonemes
Front Central Back
Close i u
Open-mid ɛ ɔ
Open a

Vowel allophones

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Below are the allophones of Papuan Malay vowels.[2]

Phoneme Allophone
/i/ [i], [ɪ], [e]
/u/ [u], [ʊ], [o]
/ɛ/ [ɛ], [ɛ̞], [ə]
/ɔ/ [ɔ], [ɔ̞]
/a/ [a], [ɐ]

Vowels in closed syllables are centralized:

Orthographic Phonetic Translation
tinggi [tɪŋ.gi] 'be high'[3]

In the closed syllable [tɪŋ], the phoneme /i/ is realized as [ɪ]. In the open syllable [gi], the phoneme is realized as [i].

References

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Kluge, Angela (2017). A Grammar of Papuan Malay. Studies in Diversity Linguistics 11. Berlin: Language Science Press. doi:10.5281/zenodo.376415. ISBN 978-3-944675-86-2.

  1. ^ Kluge 2017, p. 66.
  2. ^ a b Kluge 2017, p. 71.
  3. ^ Kluge 2017, p. 77.