Akoye language
Akoye, also known as Lohiki or Maihiri (Mai-Hea-Ri), is an Angan language of Papua New Guinea.

Phonology
Akoye has a small phonemic inventory, which is not well described.

Consonants are  and maybe .  The first four are usually voiced to  after a monophthongal vowel, though sometimes the voicing is blocked for unknown reasons.

Vowels are . Diphthongs () are said to be rare, though vowel sequences are common, so these are perhaps not equivalent.

The most complex syllable is CCVV:   'hair',  'eye'.

Tone plays a role:  'sky',  'lid';  (sp. bird),  'body'.

References

OLAC resources in and about the Akoye language

Further reading
 
 
 

Languages of Morobe Province
Angan languages