dia lect s / dia lect s ▁it ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁contrast ive . ▁ ▁Cons on ants ▁▁ ▁The ▁dent al - al ve olar ▁contrast ▁exists ▁in ▁the ▁Western , ▁Central ▁and ▁Cape ▁York ▁dialect s , ▁however ▁only ▁exists ▁in ▁other ▁dialect s ▁in ▁so ▁far ▁as ▁either ▁English ▁or ▁Western - Cent ral ▁influ ences ▁force ▁a ▁contrast , ▁or ▁where ▁the ▁vo iced ▁al ve olar ▁stop ▁ ▁real ises ▁as ▁the ▁r hot ic ▁tap ▁ ▁( e . g . ▁Western - Cent ral ▁was am ada ▁' what ' s ▁the ▁matter / what ' s ▁wrong ', ▁Eastern / P ap uan ▁was am ara ). ▁In ▁the ▁Pap uan ▁dialect s , ▁the ▁only ▁al ve olar ▁con son ant ▁is ▁, ▁while ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁can ▁be ▁either ▁dent al ▁( i . e . ▁fall ▁together ▁with ▁ ▁and ▁) ▁or ▁al ve olar , ▁according ▁to ▁local ▁language . ▁In ▁Mer iam ▁influenced ▁Bro ken , ▁ ▁is ▁dent al , ▁while ▁ ▁is ▁al ve olar . ▁ ▁The ▁stops ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁are ▁asp ir ated ▁and ▁also ▁have ▁fr ic ative ▁allo ph ones , ▁particularly ▁ ▁( th us ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁) ▁while ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁vary ▁in ▁pron unci ation ▁when ▁word ▁initial ▁and ▁med ial ▁between ▁ ▁and ▁, ▁with ▁only ▁ ▁appearing ▁at ▁the ▁ends ▁of ▁words ▁in ▁Tor res ▁Stra it ▁and ▁Pap uan ▁dialect