Ewage, also known as Notu, is a Papuan language spoken in the "tail" of Papua New Guinea. Preference for the name depends on the region. Its two dialects are Sose/Sohe (Western Plains Orokaiva) and Ifane/Ihane (Eastern Plains Orokaiva) (Smallhorn 2011:47).
Phonology +ConsonantsLabialAlveolarPalatalVelarNasalmnɲPlosivevoicelesstkvoicedbdɡprenasalᵐbⁿdᵑɡAffricatevoiceddzprenasalⁿdzFricativeɸsɣRhoticɾApproximantw(l)j
/ᵑɡ/ can be pronounced as [ŋ] when in word-medial position. /w/ can be pronounced as [β] when before front vowels /i, ɛ/. /ɾ/ can be pronounced as [l] or [ɾ] in free variation in all positions.
+VowelsFrontCentralBackHighiuMidɛɔLowa
References
Smallhorn, Jacinta Mary. 2011. The Binanderean languages of Papua New Guinea: reconstruction and subgrouping. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.