| Arop-Lokep | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Vitiaz Strait |
Native speakers | (3,000 cited 2000 census)[1] |
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | apr |
| Glottolog | arop1243 |
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Arop-Lokep (also spelledArop-Lukep) is anOceanic language spoken by 3,015 people (as of 2000[update]) on four islands in theSiassi chain in theVitiaz Strait inPapua New Guinea.
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | ɨ | u |
| Close-mid | o | ||
| Open-mid | ɛ | ɔ | |
| Open | a |
/ɨ/ is rare.
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop | Voiceless | p | t | k | ʔ |
| Voiced | b | d | ɡ | ||
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ||
| Fricative | s | ||||
| Trill | r | ||||
| Lateral | l | ||||
/ʔ/ is rare.
A sample of Arop-Lokep can be listened to here:http://globalrecordings.net/en/program/C16210
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