Lote (also known as Lohote) is an
Austronesian language spoken by about 6,000 people who live around
Cape Dampier on the south coast of
New Britain
New Britain ( tpi, Niu Briten) is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago, part of the Islands Region of Papua New Guinea. It is separated from New Guinea by a northwest corner of the Solomon Sea (or with an island hop of Umboi the Dam ...
in
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 ...
. The language was earlier known as Uvol, after the name of a local river, where the first wharf and later airstrip were built.
Phonology
The phonology of Lote is as follows:
[Pearson, Greg, with René van den Berg. 2008. ''Lote Grammar Sketch.'' Data Papers on Papua New Guinea Languages, vol. 54. Ukarumpa: SIL-PNG Academic Publications.]
Vowels
Consonants
References
External links
Lote Grammar Sketch
Mengen languages
Languages of East New Britain Province
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