Agarabi, also called Bare, is a
Kainantu language spoken in
Agarabi Rural LLG,
Eastern Highlands Province
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Phonology
Consonants
* Sounds may fluctuate to fricative sounds when between oral vowels.
* Sounds may also be heard as voiced within complex syllable nuclei.
* may be heard as when before .
* can be heard as either a tap or a trill .
* may occasionally fluctuate to a fricative .
Vowels
A lax is said to be heard as .
References
External links
New Testament in Agarabi
Kainantu–Goroka languages
Languages of Eastern Highlands Province
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