Patpatar language

Patpatar, or Gelik, is an Austronesian language spoken in New Ireland Province in Papua New Guinea.

Patpatar
Gelik
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionNew Ireland Province
Native speakers
7,000 (1998)[1]
Austronesian
Dialects
  • Pala
  • Sokirik
Language codes
ISO 639-3gfk
Glottologpatp1243[2]

Phonology

Phonology of the Patpatar language:[3]

Consonant sounds
Labial Alveolar Velar Glottal
Plosive p b t d k g
Nasal m n ŋ
Rhotic r
Lateral l
Fricative s h
Vowel sounds
Front Back
High iu
Mid eo
Low ɑ

References

  1. Patpatar at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Patpatar". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
  3. Condra, Ed and Debi. 1986-91


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