Mapos Buang language
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Mapos Buang, also known as Mapos or Central Buang, is an Oceanic language in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.
Phonology
Mapos Buang has a larger sound inventory than is typical of most Austronesian languages.[citation needed] Notable is the existence of a phonemic contrast between a velar nasal and a uvular nasal, which is extremely rare among the world's languages. Along with this, its phonology is unusually symmetrical compared to most other languages.
Vowels
* [ə] is a prominent feature of Buang phonology, but is not contrastive. Thus both it and [e] are represented with ⟨e⟩.
Vowel length is shown in the orthography by doubling the letter.
Consonants
| Bilabial | Coronal | Post-alv./ Palatal | Velar | Labio- velar | Uvular | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ ⟨ny⟩ | ŋ ⟨ng⟩ | ŋʷ ⟨ngw⟩ | ɴ ⟨nġ⟩ |
| (prenasalized) Occlusive | ᵐb ⟨b⟩ | ⁿd ⟨d⟩ | ⁿdʒ ⟨j⟩ | ᵑɡ ⟨g⟩ | ᵑɡʷ ⟨gw⟩ | ᶰɢ ⟨ġ⟩ |
| p | t | tʃ ⟨s⟩ | k | kʷ ⟨kw⟩ | q ⟨ḳ⟩ | |
| Continuant | β ⟨v⟩ | l̪ ⟨l⟩ | j ⟨y⟩ | ɣ ⟨gg⟩ | w* | ʁ ⟨h⟩ |
| Liquid | l~ɽ |
*/w/ is a bilabial approximant or semivowel with no co-articulated velar component. It is placed in the labio-velar series of the chart as it fills a gap in this position. /β/ is a voiced bilabial fricative.
Orthography is the same as in the IPA when nothing is shown.