Patpatar | |
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Gelik | |
Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | New Ireland Province |
Native speakers | (7,000 cited 1998) [1] |
Austronesian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
gfk |
Glottolog |
patp1243 |
Patpatar, or Gelik, is an Austronesian language spoken in New Ireland Province in Papua New Guinea.
Phonology of the Patpatar language: [2] [3]
Labial | Alveolar | Dorsal | Glottal | |
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Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |
Plosive | p b | t d | k g | |
Fricative | s | h | ||
Rhotic | r | |||
Lateral | l | |||
Glide | w | ( j) |
Front | Back | |
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High | i | u |
Mid | e | o |
Low | a |
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