Mangseng is an
Austronesian language
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of
New Britain
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,
Papua New Guinea
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. It is a distinct branch of the Arawe dialect chain.
Phonology
* The voiced plosives /b d g/ present as
p ⁿt ᵑkword-medially.
* The cluster /nr/ is phonetically
dr
* The phonemes /e ɛ/ and /o ɔ/ are both written as and respectively.
Stress is penultimate.
References
Arawe languages
Languages of East New Britain Province
Languages of West New Britain Province
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