Dobu or Dobuan is an Austronesian languages, Austronesian language spoken in Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. It is a lingua franca for 100,000 people in D'Entrecasteaux Islands.

Phonology

Consonants

* Sounds /p, t, k/ may also be aspirated in free variation as [pʰ, tʰ, kʰ] in all environments. * The lateral flap /ɺ/ may fluctuate with an alveolar vibrant flap [ɾ] depending on the dialect of the speaker. * /j/ may also fluctuate with a fricative [ʝ] within vocabulary.

Vowels

* /a/ may be heard as [ʌ] in unstressed syllables. * /ɔ/ may be heard as slightly more centralized [ɔ̽] when following labialized consonants in unstressed positions. * /u/ may be heard as [ʊ] in unstressed syllables.

External links

An open access collection of singing in Dobu
is available through Paradisec. * Historical open access collections of recordings in Dobu are available through Paradisec, including the Malcome Ross collection
MR1
and two Arthur Campbell collections
AC1
an
AC2

References

Nuclear Papuan Tip languages Languages of Milne Bay Province D'Entrecasteaux Islands {{PapuanTip-lang-stub