Managalasi_language

Ese language

Ese language

Baraic language spoken in Papua New Guinea

Ese, or Managalasi, is a language of Oro Province, Papua New Guinea. Dialects are Muaturaina, Chimona, Dea, Akabafa, Nami, Mesari, Averi, Afore, Minjori, Oko, Wakue, Numba, Jimuni, Karira. Perhaps 40% of speakers are monolingual.

Quick Facts Region, Native speakers ...

It is spoken in the Kawawoki Mission area of Popondetta.[1]

Phonology

Consonants

More information Bilabial, Alveolar ...
  • Allophones of phonemes /β, tɕ, dʑ, ɾ/ exist as [b, ts, ɖʐ, ɺ].

Vowels

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  • A central vowel sound [ʉ] can be heard as a result of /i/ preceding /u/.
  • Allophones of /e, a, o/, exist as [ɛ ə ɔ].
  • A semivowel sound [w] occurs when /u/ precedes a stressed vowel.[2]

Further reading

  • Parlier, James. 1970. Managalasi sentences. Manuscript. Ukarumpa: SIL-PNG.
  • Parlier, Judith and James Parlier. 1981. Managalasi Dictionary. Ukarumpa: SIL-PNG.

References

  1. [1]
    Ese at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. [2]
    Parlier, Jim; Parlier, Judy (1963). Managalasi Phonology. SIL.


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