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Sungwadaga language

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Sungwadaga
Central Maewo, Peterara
Native toVanuatu
RegionMaewo
Native speakers
1,400 (2001)[1]
Dialects
  • Lotora
  • Tanoriki
  • Peterara
  • ? Arata
  • ? Bangoro
Language codes
ISO 639-3mwo
Glottologcent2058
Sungwadaga is not endangered according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Sungwadaga or Central Maewo, also known as Peterara after one of its dialects, is an Oceanic language spoken on Maewo, Vanuatu.

Phonology

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Consonants

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Labial-
velar
Labial Alveolar Velar
Plosive voiceless t
prenasal ᵑɡʷ ᵐb ⁿd ᵑɡ
Nasal ŋʷ m n ŋ
Fricative f s x
Rhotic r
Lateral l
Approximant w

Vowels

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Front Central Back
Close i u
Mid e o
Open a

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References

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  1. ^ Sungwadaga at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Henri, Agnès (2011). Le sungwadia: Éléments de description d'une langue du Vanuatu. Collection linguistique de la Société de Linguistique de Paris (in French), Vol. 97: Leuven: Peeters. p. 48.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
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