Mouk-Aria language

Mouk-Aria is an Austronesian language spoken by about 600 individuals along coastal West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea on the island of New Britain.

Phonology

 * The nasal consonants /m n ŋ/ can appear as the syllabic nasals [m̩ n̩ ŋ̩] word-initially.
 * The nasal consonants /m n ŋ/ sometimes appear as prenasalised voiced stops [mb nd ŋg] before /χ/.
 * The voiced stops /b d g/ frequently manifest as fricatives [β ɹ ɣ] after vowels.
 * /χ/ is voiced [ʁ] between voiced segments.
 * Sonorants /l m n ŋ/ are voiceless [l̥ m̥ n̥ ŋ̊] in clusters after voiceless stops.
 * /i e/ manifest as [ɯ ɤ] before /χ/.