Molima language

Molima is an Austronesian language spoken in the D'Entrecasteaux Islands of Papua New Guinea.

Phonology

Consonants

  • [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].

Vowels

References


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