Suau | |
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Iou | |
Region | Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | 7,810 (2000 census)
[1] L2 speakers: 13,000 (2021) [1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
swp |
Glottolog |
suau1242 |
Suau, also known as Iou, is an Oceanic language spoken in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken by 6,800 people and a further 14,000 as a lingua franca.
Labial | Alveolar | Velar | Glottal | ||
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Plosive | voiceless | p | t | k | ʔ |
voiced | b | d | g | ||
Nasal | m | n | |||
Fricative | ( f) | s | h | ||
Lateral | l | ||||
Glide | w | j |
Front | Central | Back | |
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High | i | u | |
Mid | e | o | |
Low | a |
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Nuclear Papuan Tip |
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