Gogodala language

Gogodala is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea. Its closest relative is the Ari language.

Gogodala
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Western Province, north bank of Fly River, Aramia River. 301 villages.
Ethnicity	Gogodala
Native speakers	22,000 (2004)
Language family	Papuan Gulf ? Gogodala–Suki Gogodala Gogodala
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ggw
Glottolog	gogo1265
Coordinates: 8°5′S 142°52′E

Phonology

Consonants

		Labial	Alveolar	Dorsal
Plosive	voiceless	p	t	k
	voiced	b	d	g
Nasal		m	n
Fricative			s
Liquid			l (ɾ)
Glide		w		j

/k, s, l/ can have allophones [x, ᵗs, ɾ].

Vowels

	Front	Central	Back
High	i		u
Mid	e		o
	ɛ
Low		a

/o, e, a/ can have allophones [ɔ, æ, ɑ].

References

• 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.