Manga Buang (mang1404-2)

Hardwick, Roma; Healey, Joan. A tentative phonemic statement of Manga - Buang in Morobe district. 1965. sil16:50174

Consonants (20)

p ⁿb	t ⁿd				k̠ ⁿg̠	k̠ʷ ⁿg̠ʷ
			ⁿdʒ
β	s				ɣ̠
m	n	nʲ			ŋ̠	ŋ̠ʷ
				j̟		w
	ɾ

Vowels (14)

iː		uː
ɪ		ʊ
e eː		o oː
ɛ ɛː		ʌ
	aː	ɒ ɒː

Diphthongs (1)

ɛə̯

Notes

No contrasts are found for /i e/ or /e ɛ/.

Allophonic rules

ⁿb > ⁿp / _#
t > t̪ / V[+front]_ for some speakers
ⁿd > ⁿt / _#
ⁿg̠ > ⁿk̠ / _#
ⁿdʒ > ⁿtʃ / _#
s >~ tʃ / rarely in free variation
s > ts / (non-canonical form - i.e. alternate representation of the phoneme)
j̟ >~ ʑ / _#
ɛ > ɛə̯ / _C[backvelar]
eː > eːə̯ / _C[backvelar]
ɪ > ɪə̯ / _C[backvelar]
ɪ > i / _j, _#
ʊ > u / C[+coronal]_, _C[+coronal] except #_
iː > iːə̯ / _C[backvelar]