Madak language
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Western Oceanic language
Madak | |
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Region | New Ireland |
Native speakers | (3,000 cited 1985)[1] |
Austronesian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | mmx |
Glottolog | mada1285 |
Madak, also known as Mandak, is an
subject classification uses Mandak.Phonology
Labial | Alveolar | Velar | Glottal | |
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Plosive | p b | d
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k g | (ʔ ⟨'⟩) |
Fricative | β ⟨v⟩ | s | ɣ ⟨x⟩ | |
Nasal | m | n
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ŋ ⟨ng⟩ | |
Approximant | l
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- /ʔ/ only appears word-finally.
- The voiced plosives /b d g/ are prenasalised [ᵐb ⁿd ᵑg] word-medially.
- The unvoiced plosives /p t k/ are unreleased [p̚ t̚ k̚] when in syllable codas.
Front | Central | Back | |
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High | i | u | |
Mid | e | o | |
Low | a |
Additionally, Madak has the following diphthongs: /ei/, /ai/, /iu/, /ao/, /au/.
Stress is predictable, occurring on the second syllable. Syllables containing the consonants /ɣ/, /β/, or /r/ are skipped when determining stress.[2]
References
External links
- Kaipuleohone's Robert Blust collection includes written notes on Madak, listed in the collection as Mandak
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- * indicates proposed status
- ? indicates classification dispute
- † indicates extinct status
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