Benabena language

Benabena is a Papuan language spoken in the Goroka District of Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.

Phonology

Vowel sounds /i, e, a, o, u/ can also be heard as in word-initial or word-medial positions.
Consonants
/p, t, k/ can be heard as aspirated in syllable-initial position, and can be heard as unreleased as when preceding a consonant.
/β/ can be heard as a stop in word-initial position, and also may rarely fluctuate with a glide .
/ʝ/ can be heard as a glide in stressed syllable word-initial position and can be heard as in word-initial unstressed syllable position.
/s/ can be heard as before high vowels /i, u/.
/ɣ/ can be heard as in free variation among speakers.
/ɭ/ can be heard as a tap in free variation.