Mongol, also known as Mwakai, is a Keram language of Papua New Guinea. Despite the name, it is not related to Mongolian, which is spoken in East Asia.
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| Mongol | |
|---|---|
| Mwakai | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | East Sepik Province |
Native speakers | 340 (2003)[1] |
Language family | Ramu–Keram
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mgt |
| Glottolog | mong1344 |
| ELP | Mongol-Kaimba |
| Coordinates: 4.262293°S 143.917638°E / -4.262293; 143.917638 (Mongol) | |
It is spoken in Mongol village (4.262293°S 143.917638°E / -4.262293; 143.917638 (Mongol)), Keram Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.[2][3]
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Palato- Alveolar |
Velar | Labio- Velar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | voiceless | p | t | k | kʷ | |
| voiced | b | d | ɡ | ɡʷ | ||
| ejective | pʼ | tʼ | kʼ | kʷʼ | ||
| Fricative | voiceless | s | ʃ | |||
| voiced | z | ʒ | ||||
| ejective | sʼ | ʃʼ | ||||
| Front | Near-front | Central | Near-back | Back | |
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| High | i | u | |||
| Near-high | ɪ | ʊ | |||
| Mid-high | e | o | |||
| Mid-low | ɛ | ɔ | |||
| Low | ä |
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