Rao | |
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Rao Breri | |
Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | western Madang Province |
Native speakers | (6,000 cited 1992) [1] |
Dialects |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
rao |
Glottolog |
raoo1244 |
ELP | Rao |
Rao is a Ramu language of western Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. In older literature it was called Annaberg.
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
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Plosive | p b | t d | tʃ dʒ | k g | ʔ |
Prenasalized | ᵐb | ⁿd | ᵑg | ||
Fricative | f v | s z | ( h) | ||
Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ||
Approximant | w | r | j |
Front | Central | Back | |
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High | i | ɨ | u |
Mid | e | ə | o |
Low | a |
Additionally, the following diphthongs have been observed: /ia/, /ai/, /ea/.
Stress falls on the first syllable with a /ʔ/ in coda position. Otherwise, stress is fixed on the first syllable. [2]