Kilivila language
# Kilivila language

Kilivila (Kiriwina) is one of the Kilivila–Louisiades languages (of the Austronesian language family), spoken by the Trobriand people of the Trobriand Islands (Papua New Guinea). It is used in local schools.

## Phonology

Phonology of Kilivila:

### Consonants

| | | Labial | Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Velar | Glottal |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | plain | lab. | Alveolar | Palatal | plain | lab. | Glottal |
| Plosive | voiceless | p | pʷ | t | | k | kʷ | ʔ |
| Plosive | voiced | b | bʷ | d | | ɡ | ɡʷ | |
| Nasal | Nasal | m | mʷ | n | | | | |
| Fricative | Fricative | v | | s | | | | |
| Rhotic | Rhotic | | | ɾ | | | | |
| Approximant | Approximant | | | l | j | | w | |

### Vowels

| | Front | Central | Back |
| - | - | - | - |
| High | i | | u |
| Mid | ɛ | | ɔ |
| Low | | a | |

### Allophones

| | Allophone |
| - | - |
| /k/ | [k̠], [x̠], [k], [x] |
| /kʷ/ | [kʷ], [k̠ʷ] |
| /s/ | [s], [ʃ] |
| /m/ | [m], [m̩] |
| /ɾ/ | [ɾ], [r], [ʀ] |
| /i/ | [i], [ɨ] |
| /u/ | [u], [ʊ] |
