Phonology
North-East Ambae distinguishes 5 vowels and 16 consonants, shown in the tables below.
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Velar | Labiovelar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voiceless Stop | t | k | |||
| Prenasalised Voiced Stop | ᵐb | ⁿd | ᵑɡ | ᵑɡʷ | |
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | mʷ | |
| Fricative | β | s | h | ||
| Tap/Trill | r | ||||
| Lateral Approximant | l | ||||
| Glide | w |
| Front | Central | Back | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |||
| Mid | e | o | |||
| Open | a |
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