Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea
Idne, also known as Maleu-Kilenge, is an Austronesian language spoken by several thousand swidden farmers in the Talasea District of West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea.
Phonology
- The fricatives /β ɣ/ are pronounced [b g] following a homorganic nasal.
- The nasals /n ŋ/ manifest as the sequences [n̥n ŋ̊ŋ] word-initially.
- /w/ only occurs intervocalically.
Additionally, Idne has the following diphthongs: /ei/, /ai/, /oi/, /ae/, /ua/, /iu/, /ɛu/, /au/, /ou/, /ɔu/.
Stress occurs on the penultimate syllable.[2]