Agarabi, also called Bare, is a
Kainantu language
Kainantu is a town in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea. It had some historical significance as an airstrip town during WWII. It functions primarily as a market town for local produce growers and cash croppers. It is located on the "High ...
spoken in
Agarabi Rural LLG
Agarabi Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. The Agarabi language
Agarabi, also called Bare, is a Kainantu language spoken in Agarabi Rural LLG, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New G ...
,
Eastern Highlands Province
Eastern Highlands is a highlands province of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital is Goroka
Goroka is the capital of the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. It is a town of approximately 19,000 people (2000), above sea level. It ...
,
Papua New Guinea
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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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