CLASSIFICA:Austric: Austronesian: Malayo-Polynesian: Central-Eastern: Eastern: Oceanic: Central Province: Western
OTHERSOURC:WPF
CONSONANTS:
PRONOUNS:
1 4ie 2 5 3 6
NUMBER:3271
LANGUAGE:Roro
ALTERNATEN:Waima
LOCATION:SE PNG (Central)
POPULATION:8,000
CLASSIFICA:Austric: Austronesian: Malayo-Polynesian: Central-Eastern: Eastern: Oceanic: Central Province: Western
OTHERSOURC:
Bluhme,H. 1970. "The Phoneme System and Its Distribution in Roro," in PL C13, 867-77. Davis, Michael M. 1974. "The Dialects of the Roro Language of Papua: A Preliminary Survey," Kivung 7, 3-15. E WPF
CONSONANTS:
p t̪ k ʔ
β h m n̪
ɾ
STOPS:p t̪ k ʔ
FRICATIVES:β h
NASALS:m n̪
VIBRANTS:ɾ
GLIDES:w
FRONTVOWEL:i e
CENTRALVOW:a
BACKVOWELS:u o
LONGVOWELS:(v̄ e a o)
DIPHTHONGS:diphthonɡs
SYLLABLE:(C)V
PRONOUNS:
1 4ie 2 5 3 6
SYNTAX:SOV
NUMBER:3272
LANGUAGE:Kuni
LOCATION:SE PNG (Central)
POPULATION:1,700
CLASSIFICA:Austric: Austronesian: Malayo-Polynesian: Central-Eastern: Eastern: Oceanic: Central Province: Western
OTHERSOURC:WPF
CONSONANTS:
PRONOUNS:
1 4ie 2 5 3 6
NUMBER:3273
LANGUAGE:Nara
ALTERNATEN:Pokau
LOCATION:SE PNG (Central)
POPULATION:7,600
CLASSIFICA:Austric: Austronesian: Malayo-Polynesian: Central-Eastern: Eastern: Oceanic: Central Province: Western
GRAMMAR:Lanyon-Orgill, P. A. 1945. "Grammar of the Pokau Language, Central Division of Papua, New Guinea," BSOAS 11, 641-55.
OTHERSOURC:AL 6:9
CONSONANTS:
p b t d k ʔ
v s z h m n l r
STOPS:p b t d k ʔ
FRICATIVES:v s z h
NASALS:m n
LATERALS:l
VIBRANTS:r
GLIDES:w
FRONTVOWEL:i e
CENTRALVOW:a
BACKVOWELS:u o
LONGVOWELS:v̄ i a o
DEMONSTRAT:2
PRONOUNS:
1 4ie 2 5 3 6
SYNTAX:SOV NA ND N-NUM POSS-N/N-POSS
PREPPOST:POST
NUMBER:3274
LANGUAGE:Gabadi
ALTERNATEN:Kabadi
LOCATION:SE PNG (Central)
POPULATION:1,400
CLASSIFICA:Austric: Austronesian: Malayo-Polynesian: Central-Eastern: Eastern: Oceanic: Central Province: Western
OTHERSOURC:AL 6:9
CONSONANTS:
p b t d k ɡ
v s m n l r
STOPS:p b t d k ɡ
FRICATIVES:v s
NASALS:m n
LATERALS:l
VIBRANTS:r
GLIDES:w
FRONTVOWEL:i e
CENTRALVOW:a
BACKVOWELS:u o
PRONOUNS:
1 4ie 2 5 3 6
NUMBER:3275
LANGUAGE:Doura
LOCATION:SE PNG (Central)
POPULATION:800
CLASSIFICA:Austric: Austronesian: Malayo-Polynesian: Central-Eastern: Eastern: Oceanic: Central Province: Western
OTHERSOURC:WPF
CONSONANTS:
PRONOUNS:
1 4ie 2 5 3 6
NUMBER:3276
LANGUAGE:Sinagoro
ALTERNATEN:Sinaugoro
DIALECT:Balawaia
LOCATION:SE PNG (C Central)
POPULATION:12,000 (1,000)
CLASSIFICA:Austric: Austronesian: Malayo-Polynesian: Central-Eastern: Eastern: Oceanic: Central Province: Eastern: Motu-Sinagoro
GRAMMAR:Kolia, J. A. 1975. "A Balawaia Grammar Sketch and Vocabulary," in SLCSEP, 107-226.
OTHERSOURC:ANLGS
CONSONANTS:
p b t d k ɡ
β ɣ m n l ɾ
STOPS:p b t d k ɡ
FRICATIVES:β ɣ
NASALS:m n
LATERALS:l
VIBRANTS:ɾ
MODIFIEDCO:cʷ k ɡ ɣ
GLIDES:w
FRONTVOWEL:i e
CENTRALVOW:a
BACKVOWELS:u o
STRESS:penult
NOUNNUMBER:s [p] [pl only for a few words]
DEMONSTRAT:3
PRONOUNS:
1 4ie 2 5 3 6
SYNTAX:SOV (AN [nationality])/NA GN DN N-NUM POSS-N/(N-POSS) D+N+A+Num
PREPPOST:POST
NUMBER:3277
LANGUAGE:Motu
LOCATION:SE PNG (Central)
POPULATION:13,000
CLASSIFICA:Austric: Austronesian: Malayo-Polynesian: Central-Eastern: Eastern: Oceanic: Central Province: Eastern: Motu-Sinagoro
GRAMMAR:GD: Lister-Turner, R. and J. B. Clark. 1931. A Grammar of the Motu Language of Papua. Sydney.
OTHERSOURC:ANLGS
CONSONANTS:
p b t d k ɡ
v s ɣ h m n l ɹ
STOPS:p b t d k ɡ
FRICATIVES:v s ɣ h
NASALS:m n
LATERALS:l
VIBRANTS:ɹ
MODIFIEDCO:cʷ k ɡ
FRONTVOWEL:i e
CENTRALVOW:a
BACKVOWELS:u o
LONGVOWELS:v̄ all
DIPHTHONGS:ae ai ao au ei eu oe oi ou
SYLLABLE:(C)V
STRESS:penult
DEMONSTRAT:3
ARTICLES:def indef
PRONOUNS:
1 4ie 2 5 3 6
SYNTAX:SOV NA GN DN N-NUM POSS-N(alien)/N-POSS(inalien=body parts, personal relationship & attributes)
PREPPOST:POST
NUMBER:3278
LANGUAGE:Keapara
DIALECT:Galoma
LOCATION:SE PNG (Central)
POPULATION:16,000
CLASSIFICA:Austric: Austronesian: Malayo-Polynesian: Central-Eastern: Eastern: Oceanic: Central Province: Eastern: Motu-Sinagoro
GRAMMAR:GD: Short, Lillian Mary Theakston. 1965. THe Phonetics and Grammar of the Hula Language. Adelaide: Univ of Adelaide Thesis.
OTHERSOURC:
Dutton, T. E. 1970. "Notes on the Languages fo the Rigo Area of the Central District of Papua," in PL C13, 879-983. Lynch, John. 1973. "Verbal Aspects of Possession in Melanesian Languages," OL 12, 69-102. ANLGS
CONSONANTS:
p t k
β ð ɣ m n l ɹ
STOPS:p t k
FRICATIVES:β ð ɣ
NASALS:m n
LATERALS:l
VIBRANTS:ɹ
MODIFIEDCO:cʷ k
GLIDES:w
FRONTVOWEL:i ɛ
CENTRALVOW:a
BACKVOWELS:u ɔ
STRESS:penult
NOUNNUMBER:s [p] [pl suffixes seldom used]
DEMONSTRAT:3
ARTICLES:def indef
PRONOUNS:
1 4ie 2 5 3 6
SYNTAX:SOV NA GN DN N-NUM POSS-N(alien)/N-POSS(inalien)
PREPPOST:POST
NUMBER:3279
LANGUAGE:Ouma
LOCATION:SE PNG (E Central)
CLASSIFICA:Austric: Austronesian: Malayo-Polynesian: Central-Eastern: Eastern: Oceanic: Central Province: Eastern: Magori
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:3280
LANGUAGE:Magori
CLASSIFICA:Austric: Austronesian: Malayo-Polynesian: Central-Eastern: Eastern: Oceanic: Central Province: Eastern: Magori
