Lamogai is an Austronesian language spoken by about 3600 individuals in parts of West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea on the island of New Britain.
Phonology +ConsonantsLabialAlveolarVelarPlosive FricativeNasalApproximant, The nasal consonants /m n ŋ/ can appear as the syllabic nasals [m̩ n̩ ŋ̍] word-initially. The nasal consonants /m n ŋ/ appear as prenasalised voiced stops [mb nd ŋg] before /r/. The voiced stops /b d g/ frequently manifest as fricatives [β ɹ ɣ] after vowels. /r/ is voiceless [r̥] word-finally. Sonorants /r l m n ŋ/ are voiceless [r̥ l̥ m̥ n̥ ŋ̊] in clusters after voiceless stops. +VowelsFrontCentralBackHighMidLow /i/ sporadically manifests as [ɯ] before /r/.
Stress tends to occur in penultimate position.
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