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| Wogeo | |
|---|---|
| Region | Vokeo and Koil islands, East Sepik Province,Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | 1,600 (2003)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | woc |
| Glottolog | woge1237 |
| ELP | Wogeo |
Wogeo (Vokeo) is an Austronesian language of northeastNew Guinea. It is spoken on Koil and Vokeo islands ofWewak Islands Rural LLG.
| Labial | Coronal | Palatal | Velar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ |
| Stop | b | td | kg | |
| Fricative | f | s | ||
| Approximant | ʋ | l | j | |
| Rhotic | r |
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| Close | i[a] | u[a] |
| Mid | e | o[b] |
| Open | a | |
Words in Wogeo havelexical stress—it creates both lexical and grammatical distinctions, primarily realized through lengthening and changing the quality of the stressed vowel. The accent can be on the penultimate or ultimate syllable, with the penultimate accent considered unmarked. Comparelima [ˈɫ̺ɪːmɐʔ] ‘hand’ withlimá [ɫ̺ɪˈmaʔ] ‘his/her hand’.[citation needed]
Vowel assimilation in Wogeo occurs mainly within word forms, with total or partial assimilation of tongue height. Elisions of vowels are morphologically and somewhat lexically determined.[citation needed]
Verbal reduplication in Wogeo expresses imperfective aspect and can take different forms depending on the phonological structure of the verb.[citation needed]
Adjectival reduplication in Wogeo is a common phenomenon, with reduplicated adjectives being more prevalent than non-reduplicated ones. There are also traces of an older adjectival reduplication pattern in certain lexemes, where the reduplication is fully lexicalized, and no longer recognized as such by speakers.[citation needed]
Reduplicated nouns are less common than reduplicated adjectives or verbs, and they serve either to denote 'affiliation/similarity' or to express 'continuous/discrete plurality'. Some proper names also show traces of old reduplication processes.[citation needed]
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