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Korowai language

Korowai (Kolufaup) is a Trans-New-Guinean language spoken in South Papua, Indonesia. It is spoken by the Korowai people who live along the Becking River.

Phonology

  • /b/ and /d/ are in free variation with [ɓ] and [ɗ] respectively.
  • /ɸ x/ can be voiced [β É£] intervocalically.
  • /e/ can be heard as [ɪ] in unstressed syllables.
  • /a/ can vary to [æ] in stressed syllables.
  • /ɔ/ is pronounced [o] before /w/.
  • All vowels are lengthened in stressed syllables and word-finally.
  • /ə/ is epenthetic and is never in stressed syllables.

Stress is unpredictable and phonemic.

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