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词条 Muyuw language
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  1. Phonology

      Consonants    Vowels  

  2. References

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|date=1998
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|fam2=Malayo-Polynesian
|fam3=Oceanic
|fam4=Western Oceanic
|fam5=Papuan Tip
|fam6=Kilivila–Misima
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Muyuw language (Egum, Murua, Murua Dukwayasi, Murua Kaulae, Muruwa, Muyu, Muyua, Muyuwa) is one of the Kilivila–Louisiades languages (of the Austronesian language family), spoken on the Woodlark Islands , in the Solomon Sea within Papua New Guinea.

Number of speakers: 6,000 (1998), of them 3,000 are monolinguals. Speakers also use Dobu, Kilivila or Misima-Paneati. Latin script is used.

Dialects included Yanaba, Lougaw (Gawa), Wamwan, Nawyem, Iwa. Iwa dialect is transitional between Muyuw and Kilivila. Lexical similarity 68% with Kilivila.

Phonology

Phonology of the Muyuw language[1]:

Consonants

LabialAlveolarPalatalVelar
plainlab.plainlab.
Plosivevoicelessptk
voicedbdɡɡʷ
Nasalm
Fricativevs
Laterall
Approximantwj

Vowels

FrontCentralBack
Close{{IPA|i}}{{IPA|u}}
Close-mid{{IPA|e}}{{IPA|o}}
Open-midɛʌɔ
Opena}}

References

1. ^{{Cite book|title=Muyuw language|last=Lithgow|first=Daphne & David|publisher=Ukarumpa: Summer Institute of Linguistics|year=1974|isbn=|location=Dictionaries of Papua New Guinea, 1.; Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea|pages=}}
{{Papuan Tip languages}}{{Languages of Papua New Guinea}}{{Austronesian-lang-stub}}

4 : Papuan Tip languages|Languages of Milne Bay Province|Woodlark Islands|Languages of Papua New Guinea

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