Ese Language
Ese, or Managalasi, is a language of Oro Province, Papua New Guinea. Dialects are Muaturaina, Chimona, Dea, Akabafa, Nami, Mesari, Averi, Afore, Minjori, Oko, Wakue, Numba, Jimuni, Karira. Perhaps 40% of speakers are monolingual. It is spoken in the Kawawoki Mission area of Popondetta. Phonology Consonants * Allophones of phonemes /β, tɕ, dʑ, ɾ/ exist as [b, ts, ɖʐ, ɺ]. Vowels * A central vowel sound [ʉ] can be heard as a result of /i/ preceding /u/. * Allophones of /e, a, o/, exist as [ɛ ə ɔ]. * A semivowel sound [w] occurs when /u/ precedes a stressed vowel. Further reading *Parlier, James. 1970. ''Managalasi sentences''. Manuscript. Ukarumpa: SIL-PNG. *Parlier, Judith and James Parlier. 1981. ''Managalasi Dictionary''. Ukarumpa: SIL-PNG. References

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Oro Province
Oro Province, formerly (and officially still) Northern Province, is a coastal province of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital is Popondetta. The province covers 22,800 km2, and has 176,206 inhabitants (2011 census). The province shares land borders with Morobe Province to the northwest, Central Province to the west and south, and Milne Bay Province to the southeast. The province is located within the Papuan Peninsula. Oro is the only province in which the Anglican Church is the major religious denomination. Oil palm is the principal primary industry. William Clarke College also funds people in that area.William Clarke College
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