lingvo.wikisort.org - LanguageSuau, also known as Iou, is an Oceanic language spoken in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken by 6,800 people and a further 14,000 as a lingua franca.
Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea
Phonology
Consonant sounds
|
Labial |
Alveolar |
Velar |
Glottal |
|---|
| Plosive |
voiceless |
p |
t |
k |
ʔ |
| voiced |
b |
d |
g |
|
| Nasal |
m |
n |
|
|
| Fricative |
(f) |
s |
|
h |
| Lateral |
|
l |
|
|
| Glide |
w |
|
j |
|
- Some village dialects also include a fricative sound [f].[4]
- /l/ can also be heard as a flap [ɾ] in free variation.
- /w/ may also rarely be pronounced as [v, β] among speakers.[5]
Vowel sounds
|
Front |
Central |
Back |
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| High |
i |
|
u |
| Mid |
e |
|
o |
|
|
ɔ |
| Low |
|
a |
|
External links
References
- Suau at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- 14,000 as a lingua franca; perhaps this is the total number
- Suau language at Ethnologue (10th ed., 1984). Note: Data may come from the 9th edition (1978).
- Cooper, Russell E. (1975). Coastal Suau: A preliminary study of internal relationships. Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University. p. 273.
- Ezard, Bryan; Lithgow, David. Suau Organised Phonology Data. SIL.
Languages of Papua New Guinea |
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| Official languages | |
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Major Indigenous
languages | |
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Other Papuan
languages | | Angan | |
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| Awin–Pa | |
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| Binanderean | |
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| Bosavi | |
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| Chimbu–Wahgi | |
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| New Ireland | |
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| Duna–Pogaya | |
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| East Kutubuan | |
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| East Strickland | |
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| Engan | |
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| Eleman | |
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| Ok–Oksapmin | |
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| Teberan | |
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| Tirio | |
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| Turama–Kikorian | |
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| Larger families |
- Finisterre–Huon
- Kainantu–Goroka
- Madang
- Ramu–Lower Sepik
- Sepik
- Southeast Papuan
- Torricelli
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| Sign languages | |
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Papuan Tip languages |
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Nuclear
Papuan Tip | | Suauic | |
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| Bwaidoga | |
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| Dobu–Duau | |
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| Kakabai | |
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| Are | |
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| Taupota | |
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| Others | |
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Central
Papuan Tip | | Oumic | |
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| Sinagoro–Keapara | |
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| West Central | |
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Other
Papuan Tip | | Kilivila–Misima | |
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| Nimoa–Sudest | |
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Austronesian languages |
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Formosan languages |
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| Rukaic | |
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| Tsouic | |
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| Northern | | Atayalic | |
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Northwest
Formosan | |
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| East | |
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| Southern ? | |
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Malayo–Polynesian |
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Western branches of Malayo–Polynesian |
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Philippine
(linkage) ? | | Batanic | |
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| Northern Luzon | | | Cagayan Valley | |
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| Northeastern Luzon | |
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| Meso-Cordilleran | |
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| Central Luzon | |
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| Northern Mindoro | |
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Greater Central
Philippine * | | Southern Mindoro | |
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| Central Philippine | | | Bisayan | | West | |
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| Asi | |
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| Central | |
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| Cebuan | |
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| South | |
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| Bikol | |
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| Mansakan | |
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| Palawan | |
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| Mindanao | |
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Gorontalo–
Mongondow | |
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|
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| Kalamian | |
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| Bilic | |
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| Sangiric | |
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| Minahasan | |
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| Manide–Inagta * | |
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| Greater Barito * | |
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Greater
North Borneo * | | North Borneo * | | Northeast Sabah * | |
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| Southwest Sabah * | Greater
Dusunic * | | Bisaya–Lotud | |
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| Dusunic | |
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| Paitanic | |
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Greater
Murutic * | |
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| North Sarawak * | |
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| Central Sarawak | |
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| Kayanic | |
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| Land Dayak | |
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| Malayo–Chamic * | |
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| Sundanese | |
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| Rejang ? | |
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| Moklenic ? | |
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| Sumatran * | Northwest Sumatra
–Barrier Islands | |
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| Lampungic | |
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| Javanese | |
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| Madurese | |
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Bali–Sasak
–Sumbawa | |
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| Celebic | | Bungku–Tolaki | |
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| Muna–Buton | |
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| Saluan–Banggai | |
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| Tomini–Tolitoli | |
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| Kaili–Wolio * | |
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| South Sulawesi | | Bugis | |
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| Makassaric | |
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| Seko | |
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| Northern | |
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| Isolates | |
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| Central Malayo-Polynesian languages |
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| Bima | |
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| Sumba–Flores | |
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| Flores–Lembata | |
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| Selaru | |
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| Kei–Tanimbar ? | |
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| Aru | |
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| Timoric * | | | Central Timor * | |
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| Wetar–Galoli ? | |
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| Kawaimina | |
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| Luangic–Kisaric ? | |
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| Rote–Meto * | |
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| Babar | |
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| Southwest Maluku | |
|---|
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| Kowiai ? | |
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| Central Maluku * | |
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| Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages |
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| SHWNG | | | Halmahera Sea | | Ambel–Biga | |
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| Maya–Matbat | |
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| Maden | |
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| As | |
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| South Halmahera | |
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| Cenderawasih | |
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| Oceanic | | Admiralty | |
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| Saint Matthias | |
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| Temotu | | Utupua | |
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| Vanikoro | |
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| Reefs–Santa Cruz | |
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Southeast
Solomonic | | Gela–Guadalcanal | |
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Malaita–
San Cristobal | |
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Western
Oceanic | Meso–
Melanesian | | Willaumez | |
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| Bali-Vitu | |
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New Ireland–
Northwest
Solomonic | | Tungag–Nalik | |
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| Tabar | |
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| Madak | |
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| St. George | |
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Northwest
Solomonic | |
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North
New Guinea | Sarmi–
Jayapura ? | |
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| Schouten | |
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| Huon Gulf | |
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| Ngero–Vitiaz | |
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| Papuan Tip | | Nuclear | |
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| Kilivila–Misima | |
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| Nimoa–Sudest | |
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Southern
Oceanic | North
Vanuatu | | Torres–Banks | |
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Maewo–Ambae–
North Pentecost | |
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| South Pentecost | |
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| Espiritu Santo | |
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Nuclear
Southern
Oceanic | | Central Vanuatu | |
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| South Vanuatu | |
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Loyalties–
New Caledonia | | Loyalty Islands | |
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| New Caledonian | |
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| Micronesian | |
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Central
Pacific | |
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- * indicates proposed status
- ? indicates classification dispute
- † indicates extinct status
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