Patpatar language
| Patpatar | |
|---|---|
| Gelik | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | New Ireland Province |
Native speakers | 7,000 (1998)[1] |
|
Austronesian
| |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
gfk |
| Glottolog |
patp1243[2] |
Patpatar, or Gelik, is an Austronesian language spoken in New Ireland Province in Papua New Guinea.
Phonology
Phonology of the Patpatar language:[3]
| Labial | Alveolar | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p b | t d | k g | |
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |
| Rhotic | r | |||
| Lateral | l | |||
| Fricative | s | h |
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| High | i | u |
| Mid | e | o |
| Low | ɑ |
References
- ↑ Patpatar at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Patpatar". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ↑ Condra, Ed and Debi. 1986-91
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