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.
Phonology
Consonants
* /ɸ, β, s, ɾ, x/ become plosives
, b, t, d, kwhen preceded by /N, Ê”/, but initially and medially they are fricatives or
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The phonology of Akuna Gadsup is similar to Ontena Gadsup, except voiceless plosives don't
leniate 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