Madak language
Madak, also known as Mandak, is an Austronesian language spoken in New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. The Library of Congress subject classification uses Mandak.
Phonology
- /ʔ/ only appears word-finally.
- The voiced plosives /b d g/ are prenasalised word-medially.
- The unvoiced plosives /p t k/ are unreleased when in syllable codas.
| Front | Central | Back | |
| High | |||
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Additionally, Madak has the following diphthongs: /ei/, /ai/, /iu/, /ao/, /au/.
Stress is predictable, occurring on the second syllable. Syllables containing the consonants /ɣ/, /β/, or /r/ are skipped when determining stress.