Dobu language

Dobu or Dobuan is an Austronesian language spoken in Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. It is a lingua franca for 100,000 people in D'Entrecasteaux Islands.

Phonology

Consonants

• Sounds may also be aspirated in free variation as in all environments.
• The lateral flap may fluctuate with an alveolar vibrant flap depending on the dialect of the speaker.
• may also fluctuate with a fricative within vocabulary.

Vowels

• may be heard as in unstressed syllables.
• may be heard as slightly more centralized when following labialized consonants in unstressed positions.
• may be heard as in unstressed syllables.

External links

• An open access collection of singing in Dobu is available through Paradisec.
• Historical open access collections of recordings in Dobu are available through Paradisec, including the Malcome Ross collection (MR1) and two Arthur Campbell collections (AC1 and AC2)

References