Sungwadia language

Sungwadia, also known as Marino and North Maewo, is an Oceanic language spoken on Maewo, Vanuatu.

Phonology

Consonants Labial-velarLabialAlveolarVelarPlosivevoicelessprenasalNasalFricativeRhoticLateralApproximant

/k/ can also have prenasal allophones [ᵑɡ] or [ᵑk]. /ŋʷ/ can also have an allophone of a labial [mʷ] in word-initial position.

Vowels FrontCentralBackCloseMidOpen

/e, o/ can also have allophones of more open sounds [ɛ, ɔ]. /i/ can also be heard as a semivowel [j] in word-final position.

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