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Western Oceanic language
Madak, also known as Mandak, is an
Austronesian language spoken in
New Ireland,
Papua New Guinea. The
Library of Congress subject classification uses Mandak.
Phonology
- /ʔ/ only appears word-finally.
- The voiced plosives /b d g/ are prenasalised [ᵐb ⁿd ᵑg] word-medially.
- The unvoiced plosives /p t k/ are unreleased [p̚ t̚ k̚] when in syllable codas.
Additionally, Madak has the following diphthongs: /ei/, /ai/, /iu/, /ao/, /au/.
Stress is predictable, occurring on the second syllable. Syllables containing the consonants /ɣ/, /β/, or /r/ are skipped when determining stress.
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References
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^
Madak at
Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^
a
b
c Lee, Robert (1994). Madak Organised Phonology Data. SIL International.
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