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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 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. Alan Healey identified them as a family in 1962. He later noted connections with the Asmat languages and Awyu–Dumut languages, Awyu–Dumut families (Healey 1970). Voorhoeve developed this into a Central and South New Guinea languages, Central and South New Guinea (CSNG) proposal. As part of CSNG, the Ok languages form part of the original proposal for Trans–New Guinea, a ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is separated from Mainland Australia, Australia by the wide Torres Strait, though both landmasses lie on the same continental shelf, and were united during episodes of low sea level in the Pleistocene glaciations as the combined landmass of Sahul. Numerous smaller islands are located to the west and east. The island's name was given by Spanish explorer Yñigo Ortiz de Retez during his maritime expedition of 1545 due to the perceived resemblance of the indigenous peoples of the island to those in the Guinea (region), African region of Guinea. The eastern half of the island is the major land mass of the nation of Papua New Guinea. The western half, known as Western New Guinea, forms a part of Indonesia and is organized as the provinces of Pap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwer Language
Kopkaka (Kopka) is an Ok language spoken in Seredala District, Yahukimo Regency, Highland Papua Highland Papua () is a provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia, which roughly follows the borders of the Papuan customary region of Lano-Pago (often shortened to La Pago). It covers an area of and had a population of 1,467,050 according to .... The villages that speak this language are Seredala, Moruf, Mosomduba, Burupmakot, and others. 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 Tifal (Tifalmin), Urap (Urapmin) and 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 'oh my!' may be an exception. only occurs word-initially. only occurs syllable-initially. is always syllable-final. Ini ... [...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] |
Ninggerum Language
Ninggerum is one of the Ok languages of Papua New Guinea and South Papua, Indonesia. In Indonesia, the language is called Ningrum and is spoken in Kampung Jetetkun (Ninati District), Kampung Binkauk, and Kampung Detaw in Boven Digoel Regency. 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 * Wooden fish (), an Asian percussion instrument usually associated with Buddhist monks * Muyu, Hubei (), a town of Shennongjia, Hubei, China * Muyu .... 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 Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. According to its speakers, it is part of a continuum of 9 mutually intelligible dialects of 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. is one of the Ok language ...s which also includes Muyu, North Muyu (Kadi), South Muyu, and Ningrum.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 Juni 2019, Universitas Leiden. Petabahasa by Indonesian Ministry of Education classified this language as ''Yonggom/Yongkom'' (BPS:1158 6) spoken in Kampung Ninati, although another name recorded for ''South Muyu'' (BPS:0917 2) is ''Yongon''. Phonology Consonants * /b, d/ can become fricatives �, ðinte ... [...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. is one of the Ok languages of South Papua, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, .... Based on available resources, linguists divided it to two varieties Kadi (North Muyu) and South Muyu. However according to native speakers, it may be a dialect continuum of 9 mutually intelligible dialects which also include Ningrum and Yonggom. Petabahasa by Indonesia Ministry of Education classified it to three languages, ''Kadi'' spoken in Kampung Woropko, ''South Muyu'' spoken in Kampung Anggumbit, and ''Muyu'' in Kampung Kamka. References Bibliography ... [...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] |
Naki Language (Papuan)
Nakai a'ʁajref> 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] |
