Akoye language
| Akoye | |
|---|---|
| Lohiki | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Morobe Province |
Native speakers | 600 (2001)[1] |
TransâNew Guinea
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | miw |
| Glottolog | akoy1238 |
| ELP | Akoye |
Akoye, also known as Lohiki or Maihiri (Mai-Hea-Ri), is an Angan language of Papua New Guinea.
Phonology
[edit]Akoye has a small phonemic inventory, which is not well described.[2]
Consonants are /p t k, f s, m n, w/ and maybe /j/.[3] The first four are usually voiced to [b ÉŸ ÉĄ v] after a monophthongal vowel, though sometimes the voicing is blocked for unknown reasons.
| Labial | Alveolar | Velar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | |
| Plosive | p | t | k |
| Fricative | f | s | |
| Approximant | w |
Vowels are /i e É É o u/. Diphthongs (/Éi, Éi, oi, Éu/) are said to be rare, though vowel sequences are common, so these are perhaps not equivalent.[4]
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Mid | e | É | o |
| Open | É |
The most complex syllable is CCVV: /mtÉÉpÉ/ 'hair', /ÉÉkwÉi/ 'eye'.
Tone plays a role: /ÉÌÉĄÉnÉ/ 'sky', /ÉÉĄÉÌnÉ/ 'lid'; /pÉÉÌ/ (sp. bird), /pÉÌÉ/ 'body'.
References
[edit]- ^ Akoye at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ a b "Organised Phonology Data" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ^ /j/ is not given in the invertory, but is illustrated in the examples.
- ^ Perhaps /aj/ vs. /ai/?
Further reading
[edit]- Whitney, Henry; Whitney, Virginia (2000). Akoye Phonology Essentials (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-07-10. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
- Whitney, Henry (1999). Akoye Non-final Clauses (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-07-23. Retrieved 2018-07-23.
- Whitney, Henry (1992). Organised Phonology Data (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-02-21.