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Ok-Oksapmin Languages
The Ok languages are a family of about a dozen related Trans–New Guinea languages spoken in a contiguous area of eastern Irian Jaya and western Papua New Guinea. The most numerous language is Ngalum, with some 20,000 speakers; the best known is probably Telefol. The Ok languages have dyadic kinship terms.The Oksapmin Kinship System , retrieved May 21, 2009. History of classification The Ok languages are clearly related. identified them as a family in 1962. He later noted connections with the Asmat languages and[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the world's second-largest island with an area of . Located in Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is separated from Australia by the wide Torres Strait, though both landmasses lie on the same continental shelf. Numerous smaller islands are located to the west and east. The eastern half of the island is the major land mass of the independent state of Papua New Guinea. The western half, known as Western New Guinea, forms a part of Indonesia and is organized as the provinces of Papua, Central Papua, Highland Papua, South Papua, Southwest Papua, and West Papua. The largest cities on the island are Jayapura (capital of Papua, Indonesia) and Port Moresby (capital of Papua New Guinea). Names The island has been known by various names: The name ''Papua'' was used to refer to parts of the island before contact with the West. Its etymology is unclear; one theory states that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwer Language
Kopkaka (Kopka) is one of the Ok languages The Ok languages are a family of about a dozen related Trans–New Guinea languages spoken in a contiguous area of eastern Irian Jaya and western Papua New Guinea. The most numerous language is Ngalum, with some 20,000 speakers; the best known i ... of West Papua. References Languages of western New Guinea Ok languages {{papuan-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tifal Language
Tifal is an Ok language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Dialects are (1) Tifal (Tifalmin) and Urap (Urapmin) and (2) Atbal (Atbalmin). Geography The Tifal language is bounded by Papuan and Irian Jaya speakers to the south and west, the Telefomin valley in the east, and the Sepik river to the north. Orthography Phonology Consonants : is realized as word finally, as in syllable-coda position before a consonant, and elsewhere. : is realized as in syllable coda before a consonant and elsewhere. : is realized as intervocalically, e.g. : 'water container'. : is intervocalically, in syllable coda before consonants, and elsewhere. : is realized as before . : is alveolar adjacent to back vowels and alveodental elsewhere. One dialect realizes as intervocalically. Vowels and rarely contrast. Phonotactics Syllable structure is (C)V()(C). The expression ''kwiin takan'' 'oh my!' may be an exception. only occurs word-initially. only occurs syllable-initially. is al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suganga Language
Mian is an Ok language spoken in the Telefomin district of the Sandaun province in Papua New Guinea by the Mian people. It has some 3,500 speakers spread across two dialects: ''West Mian'' (a.k.a. ''Suganga''), with approximately 1,000 speakers in around Yapsiei, and ''East Mian'', with approximately 2,500 speakers in and around Timeilmin, Temsakmin, Sokamin, Gubil, Fiak and Hotmin. Phonology Phonologically, Mian is very similar to other Papuan languages in the size of its phoneme inventory, but it nevertheless has some peculiarities, such as its contrast between a plain and a pharyngealized ˤ It is also a tonal language. Vowels Mian has six vowels, including the pharyngealized open front vowel. Mian also has four diphthongs: /ɛ/ is realized as in word-initial low-tone syllables, elsewhere. /a/ is realized as in unaccented syllables, in word-initial low-tone syllables beginning with a consonant, elsewhere. /o/ is realized as in word-initial l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mian Language
Mian is an Ok language spoken in the Telefomin district of the Sandaun province in Papua New Guinea by the Mian people. It has some 3,500 speakers spread across two dialects: ''West Mian'' (a.k.a. ''Suganga''), with approximately 1,000 speakers in around Yapsiei, and ''East Mian'', with approximately 2,500 speakers in and around Timeilmin, Temsakmin, Sokamin, Gubil, Fiak and Hotmin. Phonology Phonologically, Mian is very similar to other Papuan languages in the size of its phoneme inventory, but it nevertheless has some peculiarities, such as its contrast between a plain and a pharyngealized ˤ It is also a tonal language. Vowels Mian has six vowels, including the pharyngealized open front vowel. Mian also has four diphthongs: /ɛ/ is realized as in word-initial low-tone syllables, elsewhere. /a/ is realized as in unaccented syllables, in word-initial low-tone syllables beginning with a consonant, elsewhere. /o/ is realized as in word-initial l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ninggerum Language
Ninggerum is one of the Ok languages of Papua New Guinea and West Papua. It is one of several related languages called Muyu Muyu may refer to: * Muyu people, an indigenous ethnic group of Western New Guinea **Muyu language Muyu, Moyu,Zahrer, Alexander. 2019. ''First data of Moyu, a lowland Ok language of New Guinea''. 11th International Austronesian and Papuan Langua .... Phonology Consonants References Further reading * Languages of Sandaun Province Languages of western New Guinea Ok languages {{papuan-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yonggom Language
Yonggom is one of the Ok languages of West Papua and Papua New Guinea. It is very close to North Muyu, which is also called 'Yonggom'. Phonology Consonants * /b, d/ can become fricatives , ðintervocalically in fast speech. * /k/ can be heard as a fricative in fast speech. * /ɾ/ becomes in word-initial position. * /j/ is heard as an affricate ʒwhen following a plosive. Vowels * /i/ becomes when before /s/ or a word-final /n/. * /ɛ/ becomes more close as when before a sonorant back consonant. References External links * Paradisec The Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC) is a cross-institutional project that supports work on endangered languages and cultures of the Pacific and the region around Australia. They digitise reel- ... has an open access collection thaincludes Yonggom language materials Languages of Western Province (Papua New Guinea) Ok languages {{papuan-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muyu Language
Muyu, Moyu,Zahrer, Alexander. 2019. ''First data of Moyu, a lowland Ok language of New Guinea''. 11th International Austronesian and Papuan Languages and Linguistics ConferenceAPLL11, 13-15 June 2019, Leiden University. or Kati is one of the Ok languages of Western New Guinea Western New Guinea, also known as Papua, Indonesian New Guinea, or Indonesian Papua, is the western half of the Melanesian island of New Guinea which is administered by Indonesia. Since the island is alternatively named as Papua, the region .... The related Ninggerum language is also called 'Muyu'. References Languages of western New Guinea Ok languages {{papuan-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Komanarepket Language
Iwur or Morop is one of the Ok languages The Ok languages are a family of about a dozen related Trans–New Guinea languages spoken in a contiguous area of eastern Irian Jaya and western Papua New Guinea. The most numerous language is Ngalum, with some 20,000 speakers; the best known i ... of West Papua. Komanarepket may be a distinct language. References Languages of western New Guinea Ok languages {{papuan-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iwur Language
Iwur or Morop is one of the Ok languages The Ok languages are a family of about a dozen related Trans–New Guinea languages spoken in a contiguous area of eastern Irian Jaya and western Papua New Guinea. The most numerous language is Ngalum, with some 20,000 speakers; the best known i ... of West Papua. Komanarepket may be a distinct language. References Languages of western New Guinea Ok languages {{papuan-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naki Language (Papuan)
Nakai is an Ok language of West Papua. Two of the three dialects, which pronounce the ethnonym ''Nagi'', may be a distinct language. References Languages of western New Guinea Ok languages {{papuan-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakai Language
Nakai is an Ok language of West Papua. Two of the three dialects, which pronounce the ethnonym ''Nagi'', may be a distinct language. References Languages of western New Guinea Ok languages {{papuan-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
