Misima-Panaeati, also called Misiman or panapanaeati, is an indigenous Austronesian language spoken on the islands of Misima, Panaeati, and the islands of the eastern half of the Calvados Chain of Papua New Guinea.
Phonology
Vowels Misima-Paneati has five vowel phonemes.
Front Back High i u Mid e o Low a ~~
Consonants Misima-Paneati has 17 consonant phonemes.
Bilabial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal Plain Labialized Plain Labialized Plain Stop Voiceless p pw t k Voiced b bw d g gw Nasal m mw n ~ Fricative Voiceless s h Voiced v Approximant y ~ Lateral approximant l
Syllables In Misima-Paneati, the following syllable types commonly occur: V, CV, CVC, and VC.
The open syllables V and CV are found in all positions of words, whereas the closed syllables CVC and VC are only found word finally and across morpheme boundaries, with the exception of the following five words:
– 'feelings' – 'centre pole' – 'fingernail' – 'centre rib of coconut leaf' – 'sneeze'
The only monomorphemic consonant clusters that always occur across syllable boundaries are:
Notes
External links Materials on Misima are included in the open access Arthur Capell collections (AC1 and AC2) and the Malcolm Ross collection (MR1) held by Paradisec.
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