Kakabai language explained

Kakabai
Also Known As:Igora
States:Papua New Guinea
Region:Milne Bay Province, tip of Cape Vogel
Speakers:900
Date:2003
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Austronesian
Fam2:Malayo-Polynesian
Fam3:Oceanic
Fam4:Western Oceanic
Fam5:Papuan Tip
Fam6:Nuclear Papuan Tip
Fam7:North Papuan Mainland – D'Entrecasteaux
Fam8:Kakabai–Dawawa
Iso3:kqf
Glotto:kaka1267
Glottorefname:Kakabai

Kakabai is an Austronesian language spoken in Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea.

Phonology

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LabialAlveolarVelar
PlosiveVoicelesspronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/
Voicedpronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/
Fricativepronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/
Nasalpronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/
Approximantpronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/
Vowels!!Front!Central!Back
Highpronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/
Midpronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/
Lowpronounced as /link/

Stress is usually found on the penultimate syllable.

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