Kamasau is a
Torricelli language
Torricelli, or Lou, is a Torricelli language of East Sepik province, Papua New Guinea. There is little data to classify it, and it is therefore left unclassified within Torricelli by Ross (2005).
References
Torricelli languages
Langua ...
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Turubu Rural LLG
Turubu Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Many Marienberg languages are spoken in this LLG.
Wards
*01. Mandi (Wiarumus language speakers)
*02. Forok
*03. Kep (Terebu language and Kaiep language ...
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East Sepik Province
East Sepik is a province in Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Wewak. East Sepik has an estimated population of 433,481 people (2010 census) and is 43,426 km square in size.
History
Cherubim Dambui was appointed as East Sepik's first premier ...
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Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
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Dialects
There are three dialects:
*''Ghini'' dialect, spoken in Wandomi (), Wobu (), and Yibab () villages
*''Hagi'' dialect, spoken in Kenyari village ()
*''Soigi'' and ''Segi'' dialects, spoken in Kamasau (), Tring (), and Wau () villages
Ghini dialect is divergent. The dictionary is based on the Segi dialect of Tring.
Phonology
Consonants
Kamasau consonants are:
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Vowels
Kamasau vowels are:
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References
{{Languages of Papua New Guinea
Marienberg languages
Languages of East Sepik Province