| Anuki | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Milne Bay Province, tip of Cape Vogel |
Native speakers | (890 cited 2001)1 |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | aui |
| Glottolog | anuk1239 |
| ELP | Anuki |
 Anuki is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger. | |
The Anuki language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Gabobora people along Cape Vogel in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. The language was named after a highly respected deity of the people, whose sacred remains now rest in Australia.
Phonology
| Labial | Alveolar | Velar | Labiovelar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p b | t d | k g | kʷ ⟨kw⟩ gʷ ⟨gw⟩ | ʔ |
| Fricative | v | s | ɣ ⟨gh⟩ | ||
| Nasal | m m̩ː ⟨mm⟩ | n | ŋ | ||
| Approximant | r | j ⟨y⟩ | w |
- Consonants can be labialized in stressed syllables or before /ɨi/.
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | ɨ [a] | u |
| Near-High | ʊ ⟨ou⟩ | ||
| Mid | e | o | |
| Low | a |
a /ɨ/ is only found in the diphthong /ɨi/.
Additionally, the following diphthongs can be found: /ɨi/, /ae/, /ai/, /au/, /ei/, /eo/, /eu/, /iu/, /oe/, /oi/. /ɨi/ is written as ⟨ii⟩.
Stress is always found on the penultimate syllable.2
References
References
- Anuki at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Landweer, Lyn (2000). Anuki Organised Phonology Data. SIL International.
Landweer, M. Lynn. "Sociolinguistic Survey Report of the Anuki Language, Cape Vogel, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea." 2001