Arop-Lokep language
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Language spoken in Papua New Guinea
Arop-Lokep | |
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Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Vitiaz Strait |
Native speakers | 3,000 (2000 census)[1] |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | apr |
Glottolog | arop1243 |
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Arop-Lokep (also spelled Arop-Lukep) is an Oceanic language spoken by 3,015 people (as of 2000[update]) on four islands in the Siassi chain in the Vitiaz Strait in Papua New Guinea.
Phonology
[edit]Vowels
[edit]Front | Central | Back | |
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Close | i | ɨ | u |
Close-mid | o | ||
Open-mid | ɛ | ɔ | |
Open | a |
/ɨ/ is rare.
Consonants
[edit]Bilabial | Alveolar | Velar | Glottal | ||
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Stop | Voiceless | p | t | k | ʔ |
Voiced | b | d | ɡ | ||
Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ||
Fricative | s | ||||
Trill | r | ||||
Lateral | l |
/ʔ/ is rare.
External links
[edit]A sample of Arop-Lokep can be listened to here: http://globalrecordings.net/en/program/C16210
References
[edit]- ^ Arop-Lokep at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- D'Jernes, Lucille S. (2002). "Arop-Lokep". In Lynch, John; Ross, Malcolm; Crowley, Terry (eds.). The Oceanic Languages. Richmond, Surrey, UK: Curzon Press. pp. 249–269.
- Raymond, Mary; Parker, Steve (2005). "Initial and medial geminate trills in Arop-Lokep". Journal of the International Phonetic Association. 35 (1): 99–111. doi:10.1017/S002510030500188X.
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