Ontena_Gadsup

Gadsup language

Gadsup language

Language

Gadsup is a Kainantu language spoken by the people of the same name in Papua New Guinea.

Quick Facts Native to, Region ...

Phonology

Consonants

More information Bilabial, Alveolar ...
  • /ɸ, β, s, ɾ, x/ become plosives [p, b, t, d, k] when preceded by /N, ʔ/, but initially and medially they are [/ɸ, β, s, ɾ, x, ɾ].[3]
More information Bilabial, Alveolar ...

The phonology of Akuna Gadsup is similar to Ontena Gadsup, except voiceless plosives don't lenite initially, but they do medially.[3]

Vowels

More information Front, Central ...

/ɐ/ can also be heard as [ʌ̈].[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Gadsup at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
    Ontenu village at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. [2]
    Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices
  3. [3]
    Ulfsbjorninn, Shanti; Lahrouchi, Mohamed (2016). "The typology of the distribution of Edge: The propensity for bipositionality". Papers in Historical Phonology. 1: 109. doi:10.2218/pihph.1.2016.1696.
  4. [4]
    "Organised Phonology Data: Gadsup (Ontena dialect) Language [GAJ], Eastern Highlands Province" (PDF). www.sil.org. 2004-08-23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-08.
  5. [5]
    Frantz, Chester I.; Frantz, Marjorie E. (1971) [1966]. "Gadsup phoneme and toneme units". Papers in New Guinea Linguistics No. 5. Canberra: Australian National University. doi:10.15144/PL-A7.1. ISBN 0-85883-012-4.
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