Gadsup is a
Kainantu language
Kainantu is a town in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea. It had some historical significance as an airstrip town during WWII. It functions primarily as a market town for local produce growers and cash croppers. It is located on the "High ...
spoken by the people of the same name in
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean n ...
.
Phonology
Consonants
* become plosives when preceded by , but initially and medially they are .
The phonology of Akuna Gadsup is similar to Ontena Gadsup, except voiceless plosives don't
lenite initially, but they do medially.
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Vowels
can also be heard as .
References
External links
* Paradisec open acces
vocabulary and phrases in Gadsup
* Paradisec open acces
audio recordings in Gadsup
{{Kainantu–Goroka languages
Kainantu–Goroka languages
Languages of Eastern Highlands Province