Classification:Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Central & Western: East New Guinea Highlands: West-Central: Enga
Consonant system:
Number:3722
Language:Nete
Location:C Papua New Guinea (Western Highlands)
Population:1,000
Classification:Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Central & Western: East New Guinea Highlands: West-Central: Enga
Consonant system:
Number:3723
Language:Lembena
Location:C Papua New Guinea (Western Highlands)
Population:200
Classification:Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Central & Western: East New Guinea Highlands: West-Central: Enga
Other Sources:E
Consonant system:
Syntax:SOV
Number:3724
Language:Ipili
Location:C Papua New Guinea (Western Highlands)
Population:6,000
Classification:Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Central & Western: East New Guinea Highlands: West-Central: Enga
Other Sources:E
Consonant system:
Syntax:SOV
Number:3725
Language:Angal
Dialect:Wela
Location:C Papua New Guinea (Southern Highlands)
Population:55,000
Classification:Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Central & Western: East New Guinea Highlands: West-Central: Angal-Kewa
Other Sources:
Rule, Joan. 1965. "A Comparison of Certain Phonemes of the Languages of the Mendi and Nembi Valleys, Southern Highlands, Papua," AL 7:5, 98-105. E
Consonant system:
p phmb t thnd k khŋɡ
s z nz m n l ḷ̌
Stops:p phmb t thnd k khŋɡ
Fricatives:s z nz
Nasals:m n
Laterals:l ḷ̌
Glides:j w
Front Vowels:i e æ
Central Vowels:a
Back Vowels:u o ɒ
Syntax:SOV
Number:3726
Language:Angal
Location:C Papua New Guinea (Southern Highlands)
Population:55,000
Classification:Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Central & Western: East New Guinea Highlands: West-Central: Angal-Kewa
Other Sources:
Wurm, S. A. 1964. Phonological Diversification in Australian New Guinea Highlands Languages. PL B2. Rule, Joan. 1965. "A Comparison of Certain Phonemes of the Languages of the Mendi and Nembi Valleys, Southern Highlands, Papua," AL 7:5, 98-105. E
Consonant system:
phmb thnd khŋɡ
s nz m n l ḷ̌
Stops:phmb thnd khŋɡ
Fricatives:s nz
Nasals:m n
Laterals:l ḷ̌
Glides:j w
Front Vowels:i e (æ)
Central Vowels:ǝ a
Back Vowels:u o ɔ
Syntax:SOV
Number:3727
Language:Kewa
Dialect:East
Location:C Papua New Guinea (Western Highlands)
Population:43,000 (20,000)
Classification:Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Central & Western: East New Guinea Highlands: West-Central: Angal-Kewa
Other Sources:
Franklin, Karl and Joice Franklin. 1962. "Kewa I: Phonological Assymetry," AL 4:7, 29-37. Franklin, Karl J. 1964. "Kewa Verb Morphology," in VSFNGL, 100-30. Franklin, Joice. 1965. "Kewa II: Higher Level Phonology," AL 7:5, 84-8. Franklin, Karl J. 1967. "Kewa Sentence Structure," PL A13, 27-59.
Consonant system:
mb t nd c k
ɸ s x m n ñ ľ ɾ
Stops:mb t nd c k
Fricatives:ɸ s x
Nasals:m n ñ
Laterals:ľ
Vibrants:ɾ
Glides:j w
Front Vowels:i e
Central Vowels:a
Back Vowels:u o
Long Vowels:v̄ ?
Tones:hi lo
Pronouns:
1 4d 4 2 5d 5 3 6d 6 3=6d
Syntax:SOV AN/NA GN DN/ND N-NUM POSS-N
Prep/Post:POST
Number:3728
Language:Kewa
Dialect:West
Location:C Papua New Guinea (Southern Highlands)
Population:43,000 (19,000)
Classification:Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Central & Western: East New Guinea Highlands: West-Central: Angal-Kewa
Dictionary:Franklin, Karl J. and Joice Franklin. 1978. A Kewa Dictionary. PL C53.
Grammar:Franklin, Karl James. 1971. A Grammar of Kewa, New Guinea. PL C16.
Other Sources:Franklin, K. J. 1968. The DIalects of Kewa. PL B10.
Consonant system:
mb t nd q pɸ s x m n ľ ɾ
Stops:mb t nd q
Affricates:pɸ
Fricatives:s x
Nasals:m n
Laterals:ľ
Vibrants:ɾ
Glides:j w
Front Vowels:i e
Central Vowels:ǝ a
Back Vowels:u o
Long Vowels:v̄ ?
Syllable:(C)V
Tones:hi lo downdrift
Stress:non-phonemic (usually initial in nouns)
Demonstratives:5: that seen, that unseen, that distant, that above, that below + that neutral (= ref?)
Pronouns:
1 4d 4 2 5d 5 3 6d 6 3=6d
Syntax:SOV AN/NA GN DN N-NUM POSS-N A+N+Num
Prep/Post:POST
Number:3729
Language:Kewa
Dialect:South
Location:C Papua New Guinea (Southern Highlands)
Population:43,000 (4,000)
Classification:Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Central & Western: East New Guinea Highlands: West-Central: Angal-Kewa
Grammar:Rule, W. M. 1977. A Comparative Study of the Foe, Huli and Pole Languages of Papua New Guinea. OLM 20.
Consonant system:
phmb t nd k khŋɡ tr s h m n ḷ
Stops:phmb t nd k khŋɡ
Affricates:tr
Fricatives:s h
Nasals:m n
Laterals:ḷ
Glides:j w
Front Vowels:i e
Central Vowels:(ǝ) a
Back Vowels:u o
Nasal Vowels:ṽ all
Tones:?
Demonstratives:2
Pronouns:
1 4d 4 2 5d 5 3 6d 6
Syntax:SOV AN GN DN N-NUM POSS-N D+A+N+Num
Prep/Post:POST
Number:3730
Language:Sau
Location:C Papua New Guinea (Western Highlands)
Population:2,500
Classification:Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Central & Western: East New Guinea Highlands: West-Central: Angal-Kewa
Other Sources:LSGD
Consonant system:
p mb t nd ŋk
s h m n l
Stops:p mb t nd ŋk
Fricatives:s h
Nasals:m n
Laterals:l
Glides:j w
Front Vowels:i e æ
Central Vowels:a
Back Vowels:u o
Syllable:(C)V(C)
Number:3731
Language:Foe
Location:C Papua New Guinea (S Southern Highlands)
Population:2,500
Classification:Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Central & Western: Kutubuan: East
Grammar:Rule, W. M. 1977. A Comparative Study of the Foe, Huli and Pole Languages of Papua New Guinea. OLM 20.
Other Sources:
LSGD PLNGLS
Consonant system:
p t th k ʔ kx f v s h m n
ɾ
Stops:p t th k ʔ
Affricates:kx
Fricatives:f v s h
Nasals:m n
Vibrants:ɾ
Glides:j w
Front Vowels:i e
Central Vowels:a
Back Vowels:u o
Nasal Vowels:ṽ all
Syllable:(C)V
Tones:hi lo
Demonstratives:3
Pronouns:
1 4die 4ie 2 5d 5 3 6d 6 5d=6d
Syntax:SOV NA GN ND N-NUM POSS-N N+A+Num+D
Prep/Post:POST
Number:3732
Language:Fiwaga
Location:C Papua New Guinea (S Southern Highlands)
Population:300
Classification:Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Central & Western: Kutubuan: East
Consonant system:
Number:3733
Language:Fasu
Location:C Papua New Guinea (S Southern Highlands)
Population:650
Classification:Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Central & Western: Kutubuan: West
Other Sources:
May, Jean and Eunice Loeweke. 1965. "The Phonological Hierarchy in Fasu," AL 7:5, 89-97. PLNGLS LSGD AL 8:5
Consonant system:
p t k
f s h m n
r
Stops:p t k
Fricatives:f s h
Nasals:m n
Vibrants:r
Glides:j w
Front Vowels:i e
Central Vowels:a
Back Vowels:u o
Nasal Vowels:ṽ all
Diphthongs:diphthonɡs triphthonɡs
Syllable:(C)V
Tones:hi lo
Pronouns:
1 4d 4 2 5d 5 3 6d 6
Syntax:SOV NA GN ND N-NUM POSS-N N+A+D
Ergative:erg
Prep/Post:POST
Number:3734
Language:Some
Location:C Papua New Guinea (NW Gulf)
Population:150
Classification:Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Central & Western: Kutubuan: West
Other Sources:LSGD
Consonant system:
p t k ʔ
f s h m n
r
Stops:p t k ʔ
Fricatives:f s h
Nasals:m n
Vibrants:r
Glides:j w
Front Vowels:i e
Central Vowels:a
Back Vowels:u o
Nasal Vowels:ṽ
Number:3735
Language:Namumi
Location:C Papua New Guinea (NW Gulf)
Population:300
Classification:Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Central & Western: Kutubuan: West
Other Sources:LSGD
Consonant system:
p t k ʔ
f s h m n
r
Stops:p t k ʔ
Fricatives:f s h
Nasals:m n
Vibrants:r
Glides:j w
Front Vowels:i e
Central Vowels:a
Back Vowels:u o
Nasal Vowels:ṽ
Number:3736
Language:Somahai
Location:Indonesia (C West Irian)
Classification:Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Central & Western: Central & South New Guinea
Consonant system:
Number:3737
Language:Kamula
Location:Papua New Guinea (Western)
Population:200
Classification:Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Central & Western: Central & South New Guinea
Other Sources:Reesink, Ger P. 1976. "Languages of the Aramia River Area," PL A45, 1-37.
Consonant system:
p b t d k ʔ
β s h m n l
Stops:p b t d k ʔ
Fricatives:β s h
Nasals:m n
Laterals:l
Glides:j w
Front Vowels:i (y) e ɛ
Central Vowels:ǝ a
Back Vowels:u o ɔ
Nasal Vowels:(ṽ)
Pronouns:
1 4 2 5 3 6 2=5, 3=6
Syntax:SOV N-NUM
Number:3738
Language:Iria
Location:Indonesia (W West Irian)
Population:900
Classification:Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Central & Western: Central & South New Guinea: Asmat-Kamoro
Other Sources:PLNGLS
Consonant system:
p b t d ɡ ʔ
v s h m n
r
Stops:p b t d ɡ ʔ
Fricatives:v s h
Nasals:m n
Vibrants:r
Glides:j w
Front Vowels:i e
Central Vowels:(ǝ) a
Back Vowels:u o
Pronouns:
1 4 2 5 3
Number:3739
Language:Asienara
Location:Indonesia (W West Irian)
Population:700
Classification:Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Central & Western: Central & South New Guinea: Asmat-Kamoro
Other Sources:PLNGLS
Consonant system:
p b t d k ɡ
v s h m n
r
Stops:p b t d k ɡ
Fricatives:v s h
Nasals:m n
Vibrants:r
Glides:j w
Front Vowels:i e
Central Vowels:(ǝ) a
Back Vowels:u o
Pronouns:
1 4 2 5 3
Number:3740
Language:Kamoro
Location:Indonesia (W West Irian)
Population:9,000
Classification:Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Central & Western: Central & South New Guinea: Asmat-Kamoro