Bwaidoka is an Austronesian language spoken in Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. It is a local lingua franca.
Phonology
Consonants LabialDental/AlveolarPalatalVelarplainlab.plainlab.PlosivevoicelesstkkʷvoicedbbʷɡFricativevoicelessffʷsvoicedvNasalmmʷnLaterallApproximantjw
can be pronounced as alveolar , or dental when preceding central or back vowels. can be pronounced as a voiced plosive , or as a fricative on an unstressed syllable. can be pronounced as either or as in free variation.
Vowels FrontCentralBackCloseiuMideoOpena
Vowel sounds do not occur following labialized consonants. may fluctuate freely from to in syllable-final, and with as the first vowel sound on stressed syllables. may fluctuate freely from to on unstressed syllables and as the second vowel sound on stressed syllables. may fluctuate freely from to on unstressed syllables and as the second vowel sound on stressed syllables.
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