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Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea
Molima is an Austronesian language spoken in the D'Entrecasteaux Islands of Papua New Guinea.
Phonology
Consonants
Labial | Dental/ Alveolar |
Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |||||
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plain | lab. | plain | lab. | plain | lab. | ||||
Plosive | voiceless | t̪ | k | kʷ | ʔ | ʔʷ | |||
voiced | b | bʷ | d̪ | ɡ | ɡʷ | ||||
Fricative | voiceless | ɸ | ɸʷ | s | h | ||||
voiced | v | ʝ | ɣ | ||||||
Nasal | m | mʷ | n̪ | ||||||
Lateral | l | ||||||||
Approximant | (j) | w |
- [p] may also occur as an allophone of /ɸ/, or as a result of borrowed words from Dobu, Motu or English.
- /v/ can be weakened as [ʋ] in all environments, in free variation.
- /i/, when preceding a vowel, may also be realized as a semivowel [j].[2]
Vowels
Front | Central | Back | |
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Close | i | u | |
Mid | e | o | |
Open | a |
References
- ^ Molima at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Engkvist, Leif & Helena (2002). Organized Phonology Data of Molima Language (Tola'ai dialect).
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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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