Munkip (Mungkip) is a nearly extinct Finisterre languages of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Kasuka (6°27′37″S 146°43′13″E / 6.460182°S 146.720285°E) and Mungkip (6°28′43″S 146°37′49″E / 6.478612°S 146.630269°E) villages of Sintogora ward, Wain-Erap Rural LLG.[1]
Phonology
The phonology for Mungkip is as follows:[2]
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | /m/ | /n/ | /ŋ/ | ||||
| Stop | Voiceless | /p/ | /t/ | /k/ | /q/ | ||
| Aspirated | /kʰ/ | /qʰ/ | |||||
| Voiced | /b/ | /d/ | /g/ | ||||
| Affricate | /d͡z/ | /d͡ʒ/ | |||||
| Fricative | Voiceless | /f/ | /s/ | /χ/ | /h/ | ||
| Voiced | /z/ | /ʁ/ | |||||
| Tap/Flap | /ɾ/ | ||||||
| Approximant | /w/ | /l/ | /j/ | ||||
| Front | Center | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | /i/ | /ɨ/ | /u/ |
| Near-close | /ɪ/ | ||
| Close-mid | /e/ | /o/ | |
| Mid | /ɛ/ | /ə/ | |
| Open | /ɑ/ |
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