Ese Language

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.

It is spoken in the Kawawoki Mission area of Popondetta.

Phonology

Consonants

* Allophones of phonemes /β, tɕ, dʑ, ɾ/ exist as , ts, ɖʐ, ɺ

Vowels

* A central vowel sound �can be heard as a result of /i/ preceding /u/.
* Allophones of /e, a, o/, exist as � ə ɔ
* A semivowel sound occurs when /u/ precedes a stressed vowel.

Further reading

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

References

Languages of Papua New Guinea
Koiarian languages

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