Akoye language
Akoye, also known as Lohiki or Maihiri, is an Angan language of Papua New Guinea.
Phonology
Akoye has a small phonemic inventory, which is not well described.Consonants are and maybe. The first four are usually voiced to after a monophthongal vowel, though sometimes the voicing is blocked for unknown reasons.
| Labial | Alveolar | Velar | |
| Nasal | |||
| Plosive | |||
| Fricative | |||
| Approximant |
Vowels are. Diphthongs are said to be rare, though vowel sequences are common, so these are perhaps not equivalent.
| Front | Central | Back | |
| Close | |||
| Mid | |||
| Open |
The most complex syllable is CCVV: 'hair', 'eye'.
Tone plays a role: 'sky', 'lid'; , 'body'.