Arop-Lokep language
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| Arop-Lokep | |
|---|---|
| Region | Vitiaz Strait, Papua New Guinea |
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Native speakers
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3,000 (2000 census)[1] |
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | apr |
| Glottolog | arop1243[2] |
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.
Contents
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
- ↑ Arop-Lokep at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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