Akoye, also known asLohiki orMaihiri (Mai-Hea-Ri), is anAngan language ofPapua New Guinea.

Akoye has a small phonemic inventory, which is not well described.^[2]

Consonants are/ptk,fs,mn,w/ and maybe/j/.^[3] The first four are usually voiced to[bɾɡv] after a monophthongal vowel, though sometimes the voicing is blocked for unknown reasons.

Vowels are/ieəɑou/. Diphthongs (/ɑi,əi,oi,ɑu/) are said to be rare, though vowel sequences are common, so these are perhaps not equivalent.^[4]

The most complex syllable is CCVV:/mtəəpə/ 'hair',/əəkwɑi/ 'eye'.

Tone plays a role:/ə̀ɡənə/ 'sky',/əɡə́nə/ 'lid';/pɑɑ́/ (sp. bird),/pɑ̀ɑ/ 'body'.

• OLAC resources in and about the Akoye language

• Whitney, Henry; Whitney, Virginia (2000).Akoye Phonology Essentials(PDF). Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 2018-07-10. Retrieved2018-07-09.
• Whitney, Henry (1999).Akoye Non-final Clauses(PDF). Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 2018-07-23. Retrieved2018-07-23.
• Whitney, Henry (1992).Organised Phonology Data(PDF). Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved2014-02-21.

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