Korowai (Kolufaup) is a Trans–New Guinea language spoken in South Papua, Indonesia. It is spoken by the Korowai people who live along the Becking River.
Phonology +ConsonantsLabialAlveolarPalatalVelarPlosive Prenasalized Fricative NasalApproximant , /b/ and /d/ are in free variation with [ɓ] and [ɗ] respectively. /ɸ x/ can be voiced [β ɣ] intervocalically. +VowelsFrontCentralBackHigh Mid-high ( )Mid-low Low /e/ can be heard as [ɪ] in unstressed syllables. /a/ can vary to [æ] in stressed syllables. /ɔ/ is pronounced [o] before /w/. All vowels are lengthened in stressed syllables and word-finally. /ə/ is epenthetic and is never in stressed syllables.
Stress is unpredictable and phonemic. Notes
References Hughes, Jock. 2009. Upper Digul Survey. SIL International.