Idne, also known as Maleu-Kilenge, is an
Austronesian language spoken by several thousand
swidden farmers in the Talasea District of
West New Britain Province
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Phonology
* The fricatives /β ɣ/ are pronounced
gfollowing a homorganic nasal.
* The nasals /n Å‹/ manifest as the sequences
Ì¥n Å‹ÌŠÅ‹word-initially.
* /w/ only occurs intervocalically.
Additionally, Idne has the following diphthongs: /ei/, /ai/, /oi/, /ae/, /ua/, /iu/, /ɛu/, /au/, /ou/, /ɔu/.
Stress occurs on the penultimate syllable.
References
Ngero–Vitiaz languages
Languages of West New Britain Province
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