Suau language
Suau, also known as Iou, is an Oceanic language spoken in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken by 6,800 people and a further 14,000 as a lingua franca.
Phonology
- Some village dialects also include a fricative sound.
- can also be heard as a flap in free variation.
- may also rarely be pronounced as among speakers.
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