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Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea
Idne, also known as Maleu-Kilenge, is an
Austronesian language spoken by several thousand
swidden farmers in the Talasea District of
West New Britain Province,
Papua New Guinea.
Phonology
- The fricatives /β ɣ/ are pronounced [b g] following a homorganic nasal.
- The nasals /n ŋ/ manifest as the sequences [n̥n ŋ̊ŋ] word-initially.
- /w/ only occurs intervocalically.
Additionally, Idne has the following diphthongs: /ei/, /ai/, /oi/, /ae/, /ua/, /iu/, /ɛu/, /au/, /ou/, /ɔu/.
Stress occurs on the penultimate syllable.
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References
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Idne at
Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
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c Haywood, Graham (1994). Maleu Organised Phonology Data. SIL International.
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