Tigak language
Tigak is an Austronesian language spoken by about 6,000 people in the Kavieng District of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea.
The Tigak language area includes the provincial capital, Kavieng.Phonology
Phoneme inventory of the Tigak language:
/r/ can also be realized as allophonically. Both /k, ɡ/ are back-released as .
| Front | Central | Back |
| High | i | | u |
| Mid | e | | ɔ |
| Low | | a | |
Two vowels /i u/ in word-initial form can also be released as consonantal allophones .
