title: Kilivila language
text: # 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] |
  