Löyöp language
| Löyöp | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Vanuatu |
| Region | Ureparapara |
| Native speakers | 240 (2010)[1] |
| Language family | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | urr |
Löyöp [løjøp] (also known as Lehalurup) is a language spoken on the east coast of Ureparapara Island in the Banks Islands of Vanuatu.[1] It is distinct from Lehali, the language spoken on the east coast of the same island.
Phonology
Löyöp has 11 phonemic vowels. These are ten short monophthongs /i ɪ ɛ æ a œ ø y ɔ ʊ/, and one diphthong /i͡ɛ/.[2]
| Front | Back | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| plain | round | ||
| Close | i | y | |
| Near-close | ɪ | ø | ʊ |
| Open-mid | ɛ | œ | ɔ |
| Near-open | æ | ||
| Open | a | ||
Bibliography
- François, Alexandre (2011), "Social ecology and language history in the northern Vanuatu linkage: A tale of divergence and convergence", Journal of Historical Linguistics 1 (2): 175–246, doi:10.1075/jhl.1.2.03fra.
External links
- Audio recordings in Löyöp language (homepage of CNRS–LACITO)
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