Mesem language
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Mesem (Mesẽ) is a Papuan language spoken in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.
Names
The alternate names for Mesem are Mese, Momalili, and Momolili.[2]
Phonology
Consonants
The table below shows Mesem's consonantal phonemes:[3]Template:Rp
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Velar | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||
| Plosive | p | b | t | d | k | ɡ |
| Fricative | s, z | |||||
| Approximant | j | |||||
| Lateral approximant | l | |||||
The language also has /w/, which is a voiced labio-velar fricative, not an approximant.[3]Template:Rp
Vowel
The table below shows Mesem's vowel phonemes:[3]Template:Rp
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Mid | e | ʉ | o |
| Open | a |
Orthography
| a | ã | b | d | e | ẽ | g | i | ĩ | k | l | m | n |
| ng | o | õ | p | s | t | u | ũ | ʉ | ʉ̃ | w | y | z |
References
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- ^ Mesem at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Glottolog 5.1 - Mese". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Mesem Organised Phonology Data: Morobe province". SIL International. 2014-12-23. Archived from the original on 2020-07-19. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
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