- Arop-Lokep language
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Arop-Lokep Spoken in Vitiaz Strait, Papua New Guinea Native speakers 3,015 (2000 census) (date missing) Language family Writing system Latin Language codes ISO 639-3 apr This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. Arop-Lokep (also spelled Arop-Lukep) is an Oceanic language spoken by 3,015 people (as of 2000[update]) on four islands in the Siassi chain in the Vitiaz Strait in Papua New Guinea.
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Phonology
Vowels
Front Central Back Close i ɨ u Close-mid o Open-mid ɛ ɔ Open a /ɨ/ is rare.
Consonants
Bilabial Alveolar Velar Glottal Stop Voiceless p t k ʔ Voiced b d ɡ Nasal m n ŋ Fricative s Trill r Lateral l /ʔ/ is rare.
References
- D'Jernes, Lucille S. (2002). "Arop-Lokep". In Lynch, John, Ross, Malcolm & Crowley, Terry. The Oceanic Languages. Richmond, Surrey, UK: Curzon Press. pp. 249–269.
- Raymond, Mary; Parker, Steve (2005). "Initial and medial geminate trills in Arop-Lokep". Journal of the International Phonetic Association 35 (1): 99–111. doi:10.1017/S002510030500188X.
Categories:- Language articles with undated speaker data
- Western Oceanic languages
- Languages of Papua New Guinea
- Austronesian language stubs
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