Tirio ( Makayam
akaeyamand Aturu
dulu, Atura is
Papuan language
The Papuan languages are the non-Austronesian and non- Australian languages spoken on the western Pacific island of New Guinea in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, as well as neighbouring islands, by around 4 million people. It is a strictly geogra ...
of
Western Province, Papua New Guinea
Western Province is a coastal province in southwestern Papua New Guinea, bordering the Indonesian province of Papua. The provincial capital is Daru. The largest town in the province is Tabubil. Other major settlements are Kiunga, Ningerum, Olsob ...
. The Giribam 'dialect' may be a distinct language.
Makayam is spoken in Aduru (), Lewada (), Suame (), and
Sumogi Island villages of
Gogodala Rural LLG
Gogodala Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. The Gogodala-Suki languages, Dibiyaso, and Turumsa are mostly spoken within this LLG.
Wards
*01. Ali
*02. Makapa ( Turumsa language and Dibiyaso langu ...
. The Giribam dialect is spoken in Janor village () of
Oriomo-Bituri Rural LLG.
Pronouns
Pronouns are:
:
''No-, o-, zo-, i-'' may reflect proto-Trans–New Guinea *na, *ga, *ja, *i.
References
Languages of Western Province (Papua New Guinea)
Tirio languages
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