Timbe is a Papuan language spoken in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. Women and older men are monolingual.
Phonology
Consonants LabialDental/AlveolarPalatalVelarGlottalPlosivevoicelesspt̪kvoicedbd̪ɡprenasalᵐbⁿ̪d̪ᵑɡNasalmn̪ŋFricativeshLaterallApproximantwj
/b, d̪, ɡ/ can be lenited as [β, ɾ~r, ɣ] in intervocalic positions. /t̪, d̪/ are heard as [tʃ, dʒ] when following /ŋ/.
Vowels FrontBackHighiuMideoLowaɔ
References
External links Timbe Grammar Sketch