Gadsup | |
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Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Eastern Highlands Province |
Ethnicity | Gadsup |
Native speakers | (25,000 cited 1996 – 2000 census)[1] |
Dialects |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | gaj – inclusive codeIndividual code: ont – Ontenu village |
Glottolog | gads1258 |
Gadsup is a Kainantu language spoken by the people of the same name in Papua New Guinea.
Bilabial | Alveolar | Velar | Glottal | |
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Group 1 | ɸ, β | s, ɾ | x | |
Group 2 | m | n | j | ʔ |
Bilabial | Alveolar | Velar | Glottal | |
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Group 1 | p | t, d | k | |
Group 2 | m, β | n | j | ʔ |
The phonology of Akuna Gadsup is similar to Ontena Gadsup, except voiceless plosives don't lenite initially, but they do medially.[3]
[4] | Front | Central | Back |
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High | i | u | |
Mid | e | ɐ | o |
Low | a |
/ɐ/ can also be heard as [ʌ̈].[5]
Goroka |
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Kainantu |
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