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].