Akoye, also known as Lohiki or Maihiri (Mai-Hea-Ri), is an Angan language of Papua New Guinea.
Akoye has a small phonemic inventory, which is not well described.
Consonants are and maybe . The first four are usually voiced to after a monophthongal vowel, though sometimes the voicing is blocked for unknown reasons.
Vowels are . Diphthongs () are said to be rare, though vowel sequences are common, so these are perhaps not equivalent.
The most complex syllable is CCVV: 'hair', 'eye'.
Tone plays a role: 'sky', 'lid'; (sp. bird), 'body'.