Tok Abau

Tok Abau emi wanpela tok ples bilong Papua Niugini, long Sandaun provins. Long 2002, i bin klostu 4,500 o 5,000 spikas, na dispela namba i no bin kisim moa smol long nambawan nambaim stret tru inap long yia 1970s.

Ponoloji

+Vowels Front Central Back Close   Close-mid    Open-mid    Open 

 appears only in medial positions.

+Consonants Bilabial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal Nasal   Plosive    Fricative   Flap  Approximant   

 has several allophones: word-initially, it is , after  it is ,  intervocalically, and  or  word-finally.   becomes  before  and  before .  Plosives are voiced when following nasal consonants.

Notes

Abau