Finongan is one of the Finisterre languages of Papua New Guinea.Rice, Chris and Amy Rice. 2002. Finongan organised phonology data. Manuscript. SIL.
Names The alternate names for Finongan are Finungwa and Finungwan.
Phonology The phonology of Finongan is as follows:Rice, Chris and Amy Rice. 2002. Finongan organised phonology data. Manuscript. SIL.
+Consonants Labial Coronal Velar Labiovelar Uvular/Glottal Nasal StopsVoiceless Voiced Fricative Tap/Flap Approximant
- The voiceless labial, coronal, and non-labialized velar stops 'p', 't', and 'k' are all unreleased syllable-finally
+Vowels Front Center Back CloseShort Long Mid Short Long Open Diphthong ai Short Long
- In multisyllabic words, 'i' is pronounced preceding another 'i'
- Several diphthongs can occur over syllable breaks
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