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Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea
Sudest, also known as Tagula, is an Oceanic language of Papua New Guinea.
Name
The name Sudest is a word meaning 'southeast' in French or Italian.[relevant?]
Phonology
Consonants
Labial | Dental/ Alveolar |
Palatal | Velar | ||||
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plain | lab. | plain | lab. | ||||
Plosive | voiceless | p | pʷ | t | k | kʷ | |
voiced | b | bʷ | d | ɟ | ɡ | ɡʷ | |
prenasal | ᵐb | ᵐbʷ | ⁿd | ᶮɟ | ᵑɡ | ᵑɡʷ | |
Fricative | voiced | β | βʷ | ð | ɣ | ɣʷ | |
voiceless | s | ||||||
Nasal | m | mʷ | n | ɲ | ŋ | ŋʷ | |
Rhotic | r | ||||||
Lateral | l | ||||||
Approximant | j | w |
- /ɣ/ is heard as a glottal [h] before /o/ or /u/.
- /ɣʷ/ is heard as [hʷ], in free variation within different dialects.
- /β, βʷ/ are originally bilabial, although many speakers under the influence of English pronounce them as labio-dental [v, vʷ].[2]
Vowels
Front | Central | Back | |
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Close | i | u | |
Mid | e | ə | o |
Open | a |
External links
- Paradisec has two collections of Arthur Cappell's materials (AC1, AC2) and one collection of Malcolm Ross's (MR1) materials that include Sudest-language materials.
References
- ^ Sudest at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Anderson, Mike; Ross, Malcolm (2002). Sudest. The Oceanic Languages: Richmond: Curzon. pp. 322–346.
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Categories
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Annuals36
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Bulbs, Corms & Tubers41
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Ferns27
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Fruits3
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Garden Plants23
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Grasses26
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Herb17
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Insects1
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Mammals1
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Midwest Native Plants0
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Northeast Native Plants112
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Perennials123
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Rose1
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Shrubs47
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Trees112
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Tropical Plants53
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Upland Birds5
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Vines18
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Viola Tricolor1
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Water Gardening & Plants9
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Waterfowl0
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Wetland Birds0
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Wetland Plants4
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Wildbirds172
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Wildflowers1
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Woodland Plants29
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