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Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea
Mangseng is an Austronesian language of New Britain, Papua New Guinea. It is a distinct branch of the Arawe dialect chain.
Phonology
Labial | Dental | Alveolar | Velar | ||
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Plosive | voiceless | p | t | k | |
voiced | b | d | g | ||
Fricative | β ⟨v⟩ | ð ⟨th⟩ | s | ||
Nasal | m | n | ŋ ⟨ng⟩ | ||
Approximant | r, l |
- The voiced plosives /b d g/ present as [ᵐp ⁿt ᵑk] word-medially.
- The cluster /nr/ is phonetically [ndr].
Front | Central | Back | |
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High | i | u | |
Mid-high | e | o | |
Mid-low | ɛ ⟨e⟩ | ɔ ⟨o⟩ | |
Low | a |
- The phonemes /e ɛ/ and /o ɔ/ are both written as ⟨e⟩ and ⟨o⟩ respectively.
Stress is penultimate.[2]
References
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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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