Arop-Lokep language

Arop-Lokep
Spoken in Vitiaz Strait, Papua New Guinea
Native speakers 3,015 (2000 census)  (date missing)
Language family
Writing system Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3 apr
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Arop-Lokep (also spelled Arop-Lukep) is an Oceanic language spoken by 3,015 people (as of 2000) on four islands in the Siassi chain in the Vitiaz Strait in Papua New Guinea.

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Phonology

Vowels

Front Central Back
Close i ɨ u
Close-mid o
Open-mid ɛ ɔ
Open a

/ɨ/ is rare.

Consonants

Bilabial Alveolar Velar Glottal
Stop Voiceless p t k ʔ
Voiced b d ɡ
Nasal m n ŋ
Fricative s
Trill r
Lateral l

/ʔ/ is rare.

References