Sudest language

Sudest, also known as Tagula, is an Oceanic language of Papua New Guinea.

Name

The name Sudest is a word meaning 'southeast' in French or Italian.

Phonology

Consonants

• is heard as a glottal before or .
• is heard as , in free variation within different dialects.
• are originally bilabial, although many speakers under the influence of English pronounce them as labio-dental .

Vowels

External links

• Paradisec has two collections of Arthur Cappell's materials (AC1, AC2) and one collection of Malcolm Ross's (MR1) materials that include Sudest-language materials.

References