Bwaidoka language


Bwaidoka is an Austronesian language spoken in Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. It is a local lingua franca.

Phonology

Consonants

Vowels

  • Vowel sounds do not occur following labialized consonants.
  • may fluctuate freely from to in syllable-final, and with as the first vowel sound on stressed syllables.
  • may fluctuate freely from to on unstressed syllables and as the second vowel sound on stressed syllables.
  • may fluctuate freely from to on unstressed syllables and as the second vowel sound on stressed syllables.