Molima language
# Molima language

Molima is an Austronesian language spoken in the D'Entrecasteaux Islands of Papua New Guinea.

## Phonology

### Consonants

| | | Labial | Labial | Dental/ Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Velar | Glottal | Glottal |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | plain | lab. | Dental/ Alveolar | Palatal | plain | lab. | plain | lab. |
| Plosive | voiceless | | | t̪ | | k | kʷ | ʔ | ʔʷ |
| Plosive | voiced | b | bʷ | d̪ | | ɡ | ɡʷ | | |
| Fricative | voiceless | ɸ | ɸʷ | s | | | | h | h |
| Fricative | voiced | v | v | | ʝ | ɣ | ɣ | | |
| Nasal | Nasal | m | mʷ | n̪ | | | | | |
| Lateral | Lateral | | | l | | | | | |
| Approximant | Approximant | | | | (j) | w | w | | |

* [p] may also occur as an allophone of /ɸ/, or as a result of borrowed words from Dobu, Motu or English.
* /v/ can be weakened as [ʋ] in all environments, in free variation.
* /i/, when preceding a vowel, may also be realized as a semivowel [j].

### Vowels

| | Front | Central | Back |
| - | - | - | - |
| Close | i | | u |
| Mid | e | | o |
| Open | | a | |
