| Suau | |
|---|---|
| Iou | |
| Region | Milne Bay Province,Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | (7,810 cited 2000 census)[1] L2 speakers: 13,000 (2021)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | swp |
| Glottolog | suau1242 |
Suau, also known asIou, is anOceanic language spoken in theMilne Bay Province ofPapua New Guinea. It is spoken by 6,800 people and a further 14,000 as alingua franca.
| Labial | Alveolar | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | voiceless | p | t | k | ʔ |
| voiced | b | d | g | ||
| Nasal | m | n | |||
| Fricative | (f) | s | h | ||
| Lateral | l | ||||
| Glide | w | j | |||
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | u | |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Low | a |
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