Arop-Lokep (also spelled Arop-Lukep) is an Oceanic language spoken by 3,015 people (as of 2000[update]) on four islands in the Siassi chain in the Vitiaz Strait in Papua New Guinea.
| Arop-Lokep | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Vitiaz Strait |
Native speakers | 3,000 (2000 census)[1] |
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | apr |
| Glottolog | arop1243 |
Phonology
editVowels
edit| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | ɨ | u |
| Close-mid | o | ||
| Open-mid | ɛ | ɔ | |
| Open | a |
/ɨ/ is rare.
Consonants
edit| 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.
External links
editA sample of Arop-Lokep can be listened to here: http://globalrecordings.net/en/program/C16210
References
edit- ^ Arop-Lokep at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- D'Jernes, Lucille S. (2002). "Arop-Lokep". In Lynch, John; Ross, Malcolm; Crowley, Terry (eds.). The Oceanic Languages. Richmond, Surrey, UK: Curzon Press. pp. 249–269.
- Raymond, Mary; Parker, Steve (2005). "Initial and medial geminate trills in Arop-Lokep". Journal of the International Phonetic Association. 35 (1): 99–111. doi:10.1017/S002510030500188X.