Kokoda is a Papuan language of the Bird's Head Peninsula spoken by the Kokoda (Emeyode) people of Kokoda District, South Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua. The four dialects — Kokoda proper, Kasuweri, Tarof, and Yamueti — are divergent enough to sometimes be considered separate languages.

Phonology +ConsonantsLabialAlveolarPalatalVelarPlosivevoicelessvoicedFricativeNasalRhotictaptrillApproximant

Sounds /b/, /β/; /d/, /r, ɾ/; and /ɡ/, /ɣ/; tend to vary when between vowels.

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