Anuki language

The Anuki language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Gabobora people along Cape Vogel in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. The language was named after a highly respected deity of the people, whose sacred remains now rest in Australia.

Anuki
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionMilne Bay Province, tip of Cape Vogel
Native speakers
890 (2001)[1]
Austronesian
Language codes
ISO 639-3aui
Glottologanuk1239
ELPAnuki
Anuki is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Phonology

Consonants[2]
Labial Alveolar Velar Labiovelar Glottal
Plosive p b t d k g kw gw ʔ
Fricative v s ɣ gh
Nasal m m̩ː mm n ŋ
Approximant r j y w
  • Consonants can be labialized in stressed syllables or before /ɨi/.
Vowels[2]
Front Central Back
High i ɨ [a] u
Near-High ʊ ou
Mid e o
Low a

a /ɨ/ is only found in the diphthong /ɨi/.

Additionally, the following diphthongs can be found: /ɨi/, /ae/, /ai/, /au/, /ei/, /eo/, /eu/, /iu/, /oe/, /oi/. /ɨi/ is written as ii.

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

References

  1. Anuki at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Landweer, Lyn (2000). Anuki Organised Phonology Data. SIL International.

Landweer, M. Lynn. "Sociolinguistic Survey Report of the Anuki Language, Cape Vogel, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea." 2001


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