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Bwaidoka Language
Bwaidoka is an Austronesian language spoken in Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i .... It is a local lingua franca. Phonology Consonants * /t/ can be pronounced as alveolar or dental ̪when preceding central or back vowels. * /É¡/ can be pronounced as a voiced plosive ¡ or as a fricative £on an unstressed syllable. * /j/ can be pronounced as either or as °in free variation. Vowels * Vowel sounds /i, o, u/ do not occur following labialized consonants. * /e/ may fluctuate freely from to ™in syllable-final, and with ›as the first vowel sound on stressed syllables. * /a/ may fluctuate freely from to ™on unstressed syllables and as the second vowel sound on stressed syllables. * /o/ may fluctuate freely from to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia (a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia). Its capital, located along its southeastern coast, is Port Moresby. The country is the world's third largest island country, with an area of . At the national level, after being ruled by three external powers since 1884, including nearly 60 years of Australian administration starting during World War I, Papua New Guinea established its sovereignty in 1975. It became an independent Commonwealth realm in 1975 with Elizabeth II as its queen. It also became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations in its own right. There are 839 known languages of Papua New Guinea, one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |