Mangseng language

Mangseng
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionNew Britain
Native speakers
(2,500 cited 1998)
Language codes
ISO 639-3mbh
Glottologmang1403

Mangseng is an Austronesian language of New Britain, Papua New Guinea. It is a distinct branch of the Arawe dialect chain.

Phonology

Consonants
Labial Dental Alveolar Velar
Plosive voiceless p t k
voiced b d g
Fricative β ⟨v⟩ ð ⟨th⟩ s
Nasal m n ŋ ⟨ng⟩
Approximant r, l
Vowels
Front Central Back
High i u
Mid-high e o
Mid-low ɛ ⟨e⟩ ɔ ⟨o⟩
Low a

Stress is penultimate.

References

  1. ↑ Mangseng at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. 1 2 3 Milligan, Lloyd (1992). Mangseng Organised Phonology Data. SIL International.