Gogodala language
{{Short description|Papuan language of Papua New Guinea}}
{{Infobox language
|name=Gogodala
|states=Papua New Guinea
|region=Western Province, north bank of Fly River, Aramia River. 301 villages.
|coordinates = {{coord|8|5|S|142|52|E|type:landmark|display=inline}}
|ethnicity=Gogodala
|speakers=22,000
|date=2004
|ref=e18
|familycolor=Papuan
|fam1=Papuan Gulf ?
|fam2=Gogodala–Suki
|fam3=Gogodala
|iso3=ggw
|glotto=gogo1265
|glottorefname=Gogodala
}}
Gogodala is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea. Its closest relative is the Ari language.
Phonology
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Consonants ! colspan="2" | |
| rowspan="2" |Plosive
!voiceless |p |t |k |
|---|
| voiced
|b |d |g |
| colspan="2" |Nasal
|m |n | |
| colspan="2" |Fricative
| |s | |
| colspan="2" |Liquid
| |l (ɾ) | |
| colspan="2" |Glide
|w | |j |
{{IPA|/k, s, l/}} can have allophones {{IPA|[x, ᵗs, ɾ]}}.
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Vowels ! !Back |
| High
| align="center" |i | | align="center" |u |
|---|
| rowspan="2" |Mid
| align="center" |e | | align="center" |o |
| ɛ
| | |
| Low
| |a | |
{{IPA|/o, e, a/}} can have allophones {{IPA|[ɔ, æ, ɑ]}}.
References
{{Reflist}}
- Capell, Arthur. 1969. A Survey of New Guinea Languages. Sydney: University of Sydney.
- Voorhoeve, C.L., 1970. Some notes on the Suki-Gogodala subgroup of the Central and South New Guinea phylum. In S. A. Wurm & D. C. Laycock, eds. Pacific Linguistic Studies in honour of Arthur Capell. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
- Voorhoeve, C. L., 1975. Central and Western Trans-New Guinea Phylum Languages. In Stephen A. Wurm (ed.), New Guinea Area Languages and Language Study Vol 1: Papuan Languages and the New Guinea linguistic scene, 345-460. Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University.
Category:Gogodala–Suki languages
Category:Languages of Western Province (Papua New Guinea)
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