Mwakai language
# Mwakai language

Mongol, also known as Mwakai, is a Keram language of Papua New Guinea. Despite the name, it is not related to Mongolian, which is spoken in East Asia.

It is spoken in Mongol village (4°15′44″S 143°55′03″E﻿ / ﻿4.262293°S 143.917638°E﻿ / -4.262293; 143.917638﻿ (Mongol)), Keram Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.

## Phonology

Consonants :

| | | Bilabial | Alveolar | Palato- Alveolar | Velar | Labio- Velar |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plosive | voiceless | p | t | | k | kʷ |
| Plosive | voiced | b | d | | ɡ | ɡʷ |
| Plosive | ejective | pʼ | tʼ | | kʼ | kʷʼ |
| Fricative | voiceless | | s | ʃ | | |
| Fricative | voiced | | z | ʒ | | |
| Fricative | ejective | | sʼ | ʃʼ | | |

Vowels :

| | Front | Near-front | Central | Near-back | Back |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| High | i | | | | u |
| Near-high | | ɪ | | ʊ | |
| Mid-high | e | | | | o |
| Mid-low | ɛ | | | | ɔ |
| Low | | | ä | | |
