Patpatar language

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Patpatar
Gelik
Native to Papua New Guinea
Region New Ireland Province
Native speakers
(7,000 cited 1998) [1]
Dialects
  • Pala
  • Sokirik
Language codes
ISO 639-3 gfk
Glottolog patp1243

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

Phonology

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

  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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
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