| Idne | |
| Also Known As: | Maleu-Kilenge |
| Date: | 2000 census |
| Ref: | e25 |
| Familycolor: | Austronesian |
| Iso3: | mgl |
| Glotto: | male1289 |
| Glottorefname: | Maleu-Kilenge |
| Dia1: | Maleu |
| Dia2: | Kilenge |
Idne, also known as Maleu-Kilenge, is an Austronesian language spoken by several thousand swidden farmers in the Talasea District of West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea.
| Plosive | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | |
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| Fricative | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | |
| Nasal | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | |
| Approximant | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/, pronounced as /link/ |
| High | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | ||
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| Mid-high | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | ||
| Mid-low | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | ||
| Low | pronounced as /link/ |
Additionally, Idne has the following diphthongs: /ei/, /ai/, /oi/, /ae/, /ua/, /iu/, /ɛu/, /au/, /ou/, /ɔu/.
Stress occurs on the penultimate syllable.