Mali language

Mali or Gaktai is a Papuan language spoken in East New Britain Province on the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

Dialects

There are two dialects of Mali:

Arongda dialect, spoken in the mountains, including in Marunga village in Sinivit Rural LLG, East New Britain Province
Abilta dialect, spoken along the coast

Phonology

The phonology of the Mali language:

Noun classes

Mali makes use of noun classes. Below are some Mali noun class paradigms, using the noun root amēng ‘tree’ as an example: