Kakabai language

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Kakabai
Igora
Native to Papua New Guinea
Region Milne Bay Province, tip of Cape Vogel
Native speakers
900 (2003) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 kqf
Glottolog kaka1267

Kakabai is an Austronesian language spoken in Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea.

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Phonology

Consonants [2]
Labial Alveolar Velar
plain labial plain labial
Plosive Voiceless p pw t k kw
Voiced b bw d g gw
Fricative f v s ɣ
Nasal m mw n
Approximant l j y w
Vowels [2]
Front Central Back
High i u
Mid e o
Low a

Stress is usually found on the penultimate syllable. [2]

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References

  1. Kakabai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. 1 2 3 Svensson, Erik (2006). Kakabai Organised Phonology Data. SIL International.