Patpatar language

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Patpatar, or Gelik, is an Austronesian language spoken in New Ireland Province in Papua New Guinea.

Patpatar
Gelik
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionNew Ireland Province
Native speakers
(7,000 cited 1998)[1]
Dialects
  • Pala
  • Sokirik
Language codes
ISO 639-3gfk
Glottologpatp1243

Phonology

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Phonology of the Patpatar language:[2][3]

Consonant sounds
Labial Alveolar Dorsal Glottal
Nasal m n ŋ
Plosive p b t d k g
Fricative s h
Rhotic r
Lateral l
Glide w (j)
Vowel sounds
Front Back
High i u
Mid e o
Low a

References

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  1. ^ Patpatar at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Condra, Ed and Debi. 1986-91
  3. ^ Condra, Ed (1989). Patpatar grammar essentials. Ukarumpa: Summer Institute of Linguistics.