Kaulong language

Kaulong, also known as Pasismanua, is an Austronesian language spoken by about 4,000 swidden farmers of the southwest hinterlands of Kandrian District, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea on the island of New Britain.

Phonology

The prenasalised stops /ᵐb ⁿd ᵑɡ/ are oral word-initially.
/β/ has the allophone /w/ when preceding back vowels.
/t/ often appears as a tap when between vowels in rapid speech.

	Front	Central	Back
High
Mid
Low

Additionally, Kaulong has the following diphthongs: /ei/, /ai/, /oi/, /ae/, /au/, /io/, /iu/, /ua/, /ue/, /ui/, /uo/.