Molima is an
Austronesian language spoken in the
D'Entrecasteaux Islands
D'Entrecasteaux Islands () are situated near the eastern tip of New Guinea in the Solomon Sea in Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. The group spans a distance of , has a total land area of approximately and is separated from the Papua New G ...
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 ...
.
Phonology
Consonants
*
may also occur as an allophone of /ΙΈ/, or as a result of borrowed words from Dobu, Motu or English.
* /v/ can be weakened as
in all environments, in free variation.
* /i/ when preceding a vowel, may also be realized as a semivowel
Vowels
References
Nuclear Papuan Tip languages
Languages of Milne Bay Province
D'Entrecasteaux Islands
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