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Madak language

Madak language

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.

Quick Facts Region, Native speakers ...

Phonology

More information Labial, Alveolar ...
  • /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.
More information Front, Central ...

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.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Madak at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. [2]
    Lee, Robert (1994). Madak Organised Phonology Data. SIL International.


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