| Lote | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | East New Britain Province, Pomio District, southeast coast and inland near Cape Dampier. |
Native speakers | 5,500 (2004)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | uvl |
| Glottolog | lote1237 |
| Coordinates:5°57′S150°54′E / 5.950°S 150.900°E /-5.950; 150.900 | |
Lote (also known asLohote) is anAustronesian language spoken by about 6,000 people who live aroundCape Dampier on the south coast ofNew Britain inPapua New Guinea. The language was earlier known asUvol, after the name of a local river, where the first wharf and later airstrip were built.
The phonology of Lote is as follows:[2]
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Close-mid | e | ||
| Mid | ɛ | ɔ | |
| Open | a |
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop | voiceless | p | t | k | |
| Fricative | voiceless | s | x | h | |
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ||
| Lateral approximant | l | ||||
| Trill | r | ||||
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