Aran Language (Papuan)

Yonggom is one of the Ok languages of West Papua and Papua New Guinea. It is very close to North Muyu, which is also called 'Yonggom'.

Phonology

Consonants

* /b, d/ can become fricatives ², ðintervocalically in fast speech.
* /k/ can be heard as a fricative £in fast speech.
* /ɾ/ becomes in word-initial position.
* /j/ is heard as an affricate Ê’when following a plosive.

Vowels

* /i/ becomes ªwhen before /s/ or a word-final /n/.
* /É›/ becomes more close as when before a sonorant back consonant.

References

External links

* Paradisec has an open access collection tha
includes Yonggom language materials

Languages of Western Province (Papua New Guinea)
Ok languages

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