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Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu
| Sungwadaga | |
|---|---|
| Central Maewo, Peterara | |
| Native to | Vanuatu |
| Region | Maewo |
Native speakers | 1,400 (2001) [1] |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
mwo |
| Glottolog |
cent2058 |
 Sungwadaga is not endangered according to the classification system of the
UNESCO
Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Sungwadaga or Central Maewo, also known as Peterara after one of its dialects, is an Oceanic language spoken on Maewo, Vanuatu.
Phonology
Consonants
|
Labial- velar |
Labial | Alveolar | Velar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | voiceless | t | |||
| prenasal | ᵑɡʷ | ᵐb | ⁿd | ᵑɡ | |
| Nasal | ŋʷ | m | n | ŋ | |
| Fricative | xʷ | f | s | x | |
| Rhotic | r | ||||
| Lateral | l | ||||
| Approximant | w | ||||
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Open | a |
References
- ^ Sungwadaga at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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^ Henri, Agnès (2011). Le sungwadia: Éléments de description d'une langue du Vanuatu. Collection linguistique de la Société de Linguistique de Paris (in French), Vol. 97: Leuven: Peeters. p. 48.
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External links
- Materials on Karnai are included in the open access Arthur Capell collections ( AC1 and AC2) held by Paradisec
- Digitised microfilm images from Pacific Manuscripts Bureau (PAMBU) are also available from Paradisec
- Na Ganigogona: A Liturgy for Melanesia in Maewo (c. 1975)
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