Konua, also known as Rapoisi, is a language of Bougainville, an island to the east of New Guinea.
Konua | |
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Rapoisi | |
Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Bougainville |
Native speakers | (3,500 cited 1998)[1] |
North Bougainville
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | kyx |
Glottolog | rapo1238 |
Phonology
Consonants
- /p/ is often pronounced as [ɸ] word initially
- /t̪/ does not occur before /i/
- /β ɾ ɣ/ have the allophones [b d~l g] respectively. The nasal allophones [m n ŋ] occur utterance-initial.
Vowels
Further reading
- Müller, Adam. 1954. Grammatical notes on the Konua language. Posieux: Inst.
References
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