The Anuki language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Gabobora people along Cape Vogel in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. The language was named after a highly respected deity of the people, whose sacred remains now rest in Australia.
Phonology +ConsonantsLandweer, Lyn (2000). Anuki Organised Phonology Data. SIL International.LabialAlveolarVelarLabiovelarGlottalPlosive Fricative Nasal Approximant Consonants can be labialized in stressed syllables or before /ɨi/.
+VowelsFrontCentralBackHighɨ [a]Near-High MidLow
a /ɨ/ is only found in the diphthong /ɨi/.
Additionally, the following diphthongs can be found: /ɨi/, /ae/, /ai/, /au/, /ei/, /eo/, /eu/, /iu/, /oe/, /oi/. /ɨi/ is written as .
Stress is always found on the penultimate syllable.
References
Landweer, M. Lynn. "Sociolinguistic Survey Report of the Anuki Language, Cape Vogel, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea." 2001
External links Alphabet and pronunciation