Takia language
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Takia is an Austronesian language spoken on Karkar Island, Bagabag Island, and coastal villages Megiar and Serang, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. It has been syntactically restructured by Waskia, a Papuan language spoken on the island.
Children are discouraged from using Takia, and it is being supplanted by Tok Pisin and English.[citation needed]
Phonology
| Labial | Alveolar | Velar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p b | t d | k g |
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ |
| Fricative | f | s | |
| Rhotic | r | ||
| Lateral | l | ||
| Glide | w | j |
Voiced stops can be optionally prenasalised word initially as Script error: No such module "IPA". in some dialects.
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | u | |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Low | a |
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References
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- ^ Takia at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009) Closed access icon
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ross, Malcolm (2002). Takia. John Lynch and Malcolm Ross and Terry Crowley (eds.), The Oceanic Languages: Richmond: Curzon. pp. 216–248.
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External links
- Takia Vocabulary List (from the World Loanword Database)
- Kaipuleohone has archived a Takia word list as part of Robert Blust's field notes
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