Anuki language
The Anuki language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Gabobora people along Cape Vogel in the Milne [Bay Province] of Papua New Guinea. The language was named after a highly respected deity of the people, whose sacred remains now rest in Australia.
Phonology
- Consonants can be labialized in stressed syllables or before /ɨi/.
| Front | Central | Back | |
| High | Close central [unrounded vowel|ɨ] | ||
| Near-High | |||
| Mid | |||
| Low |
a /ɨ/ is only found in the diphthong /ɨi/.
Additionally, the following diphthongs can be found: /ɨi/, /ae/, /ai/, /au/, /ei/, /eo/, /eu/, /iu/, /oe/, /oi/. /ɨi/ is written as.
Stress is always found on the penultimate syllable.