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Number: 3341

Language: Nali

Location: PNG (Manus Is)

Population: 1,300

Classification: Austric: Austronesian: Malayo-Polynesian: Central-Eastern: Eastern: Oceanic: Admiralty Islands: Eastern: Manus: East

Other Sources: E

Consonant system:

Syntax: SVO

Number: 3342

Language: Mokerang

Classification: Austric: Austronesian: Malayo-Polynesian: Central-Eastern: Eastern: Oceanic: Admiralty Islands: Eastern: Manus: East

Other Sources: E

Consonant system:

Syntax: SVO

Number: 3343

Language: Papitalai

Dialect: Koro

Classification: Austric: Austronesian: Malayo-Polynesian: Central-Eastern: Eastern: Oceanic: Admiralty Islands: Eastern: Manus: East

Other Sources: E

Syntax: SVO

Number: 3344

Language: Titan

Location: PNG (Manus Is)

Population: 2,600

Classification: Austric: Austronesian: Malayo-Polynesian: Central-Eastern: Eastern: Oceanic: Admiralty Islands: Eastern: Manus: East

Other Sources: E

Consonant system:

Syntax: SVO

Number: 3345

Language: Baluan

Alternate Name: Lou

Location: PNG (Baluan Island)

Population: 1,300

Classification: Austric: Austronesian: Malayo-Polynesian: Central-Eastern: Eastern: Oceanic: Admiralty Islands: Eastern: Southeast Islands

Other Sources: WALS

Consonant system:

Syntax: SVO

Number: 3346

Language: Lenkau

Location: PNG (E Manus Is)

Population: 400

Classification: Austric: Austronesian: Malayo-Polynesian: Central-Eastern: Eastern: Oceanic: Admiralty Islands: Eastern: Southeast Islands

Other Sources: E

Consonant system:

Syntax: SVO

Number: 3347

Language: Penchal

Location: PNG (E Manus Is)

Population: 400

Classification: Austric: Austronesian: Malayo-Polynesian: Central-Eastern: Eastern: Oceanic: Admiralty Islands: Eastern: Southeast Islands

Other Sources: E

Consonant system:

Syntax: SVO

Number: 3348

Language: Nauna

Location: PNG (E Manus Is)

Population: 130

Classification: Austric: Austronesian: Malayo-Polynesian: Central-Eastern: Eastern: Oceanic: Admiralty Islands: Eastern: Southeast Islands

Other Sources: E

Consonant system:

Syntax: SVO

Number: 3349

Language: Pak

Alternate Name: Tong

Location: PNG (Pak Is)

Population: 1,000

Classification: Austric: Austronesian: Malayo-Polynesian: Central-Eastern: Eastern: Oceanic: Admiralty Islands: Eastern: Southeast Islands

Other Sources:

E
WPF

Consonant system:

Pronouns:

1 4die 4tie 4ie
2 5d 5t 5
3 6d 6t 6

Syntax: SVO

Number: 3350

Language: Nehan

Alternate Name: Nissan

Location: PNG (Nehan Island)

Population: 3,000

Classification: Austric: Austronesian: Malayo-Polynesian: Central-Eastern: Eastern: Oceanic: Bougainville: North & East: North-Nehan: Nehan

Grammar: GD: Todd, Evelyn M. 1978. "A Sketch of Nissan (Nehan) Grammar," PL C61, 1181-1239.

Consonant system:

p b t d k ɡ

s h
m n ŋ
l
r

Stops: p b t d k ɡ

Fricatives: s h

Nasals: m n ŋ

Laterals: l

Vibrants: r

Glides: j w

Front Vowels: i e

Central Vowels: a

Back Vowels: u o

Syllable: (C)V(C)

Demonstratives: 2

Articles: def indef

Pronouns:

1 4die 4ie
2 5d 5
3 6d 6

Syntax: SVO NA NG ND NUM-N POSS-N/N-POSS N+D+A

Prep/Post: PREP

Number: 3351

Language: Halia

Location: PNG (NE Buka Is)

Population: 13,000

Classification: Austric: Austronesian: Malayo-Polynesian: Central-Eastern: Eastern: Oceanic: Bougainville: North & East: North-Nehan: North: Buka

TextBooks: TD: Allen, Jerry and Janice Allen. 1965. Halia Language Course. Port Moresby: Dept of Information & Extension Services.

Other Sources:

Allen, Jerry. 1971. "Tense/Aspect and Conjunctions in Halia Narratives," OL 10, 63-77.
Allen, Janice. 1972. "Relationships between Sentence and Discourse in Halia," PL A34, 1-15.

Consonant system:

p b t k ɡ
t^s
s h
m n ŋ
l
r

Stops: p b t k ɡ

Affricates: t^s

Fricatives: s h

Nasals: m n ŋ

Laterals: l

Vibrants: r

Glides: j w

Front Vowels: I ɛ

Central Vowels: a

Back Vowels: ʋ ɔ

Long Vowels: v̄ ?

Diphthongs: ei ɛi au ou

Articles: art

Pronouns:

1 4ie
2 5
3 6

Syntax: SVO AN/NA NG DN/ND NUM-N N-POSS D+NUM+N

Prep/Post: PREP

Number: 3352

Language: Solos

Location: PNG (C Buka Is)

Population: 3,200

Classification: Austric: Austronesian: Malayo-Polynesian: Central-Eastern: Eastern: Oceanic: Bougainville: North & East: North-Nehan: North: Buka

Consonant system:

Number: 3353

Language: Petats

Location: PNG (Petats Island)

Population: 1,400

Classification: Austric: Austronesian: Malayo-Polynesian: Central-Eastern: Eastern: Oceanic: Bougainville: North & East: North-Nehan: North: Buka

Other Sources: Allen, Jerry and Matthew Beaso. 1975. "Petats Phonemes and Orthography," PFAL, 45-70.

Consonant system:

p b t k ɡ
č
s h
m n ŋ
l
r

Stops: p b t k ɡ

Affricates: č

Fricatives: s h

Nasals: m n ŋ

Laterals: l

Vibrants: r

Glides: j w

Front Vowels: I e ɛ

Central Vowels: ǝ a

Back Vowels: ʋ o ɔ

Long Vowels: v̄ i a u

Diphthongs: ei ai au ou

Syllable: (C)(C)V(C)

Comments: used as a lingua franca by upwards of 10,000 people in the area around Buka Is.

Number: 3354

Language: Saposa

Alternate Name: Taiof

Location: PNG (Saposa Island)

Population: 1,000

Classification: Austric: Austronesian: Malayo-Polynesian: Central-Eastern: Eastern: Oceanic: Bougainville: North & East: North-Nehan: North: Saposa-Tinputs

Other Sources: WALS

Consonant system:

Syntax: SVO

Number: 3355

Language: Hahon

Location: PNG (N Bougainville Is)

Population: 1,300

Classification: Austric: Austronesian: Malayo-Polynesian: Central-Eastern: Eastern: Oceanic: Bougainville: North & East: North-Nehan: North: Saposa-Tinputs

Consonant system:

Number: 3356

Language: Tinputs

Location: PNG (N Bougainville Is)

Population: 2,300

Classification: Austric: Austronesian: Malayo-Polynesian: Central-Eastern: Eastern: Oceanic: Bougainville: North & East: North-Nehan: North: Saposa-Tinputs

Other Sources:

Hostetler, Roman and Carolyn Hostetler. 1975. "A Tentative Description of Tinputz Phonology," PFAL, 5-43.
E

Consonant system:

p t k ʔ

β s h
m n
l

Stops: p t k ʔ

Fricatives: β s h

Nasals: m n

Laterals: l

Glides: j w

Front Vowels: i e æ

Central Vowels: a

Back Vowels: u o ɔ

Long Vowels: v̄ all

Diphthongs: ai

Syllable: (C)(C)V(C)

Stress: phonemic

Syntax: SVO N-POSS

Prep/Post: PREP

Number: 3357

Language: Teop

Location: PNG (NE Bougainville Is)

Population: 4,600

Classification: Austric: Austronesian: Malayo-Polynesian: Central-Eastern: Eastern: Oceanic: Bougainville: North & East: North-Nehan: North: Saposa-Tinputs

Other Sources:

AL 6:9
WALS

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

Front Vowels: i e

Central Vowels: a

Back Vowels: u o

Syntax: SVO

Number: 3358

Language: Papapana

Location: PNG (NC Bougainville)

Population: 150

Classification: Austric: Austronesian: Malayo-Polynesian: Central-Eastern: Eastern: Oceanic: Bougainville: North & East: North-Nehan: Papapana

Consonant system:

Syntax: SVO SOV

Number: 3359

Language: Mono

Location: PNG (Mono Island)

Population: 1,700

Classification: Austric: Austronesian: Malayo-Polynesian: Central-Eastern: Eastern: Oceanic: Bougainville: North & East: East

Other Sources:

AL 6:9
MIL

Consonant system:

p b t d k ɡ

f s h
m n ŋ
l
r

Stops: p b t d k ɡ

Fricatives: f s h

Nasals: m n ŋ

Laterals: l

Vibrants: r

Front Vowels: i e

Central Vowels: a

Back Vowels: u o

Demonstratives: 2

Pronouns:

1 4ie
2 5
3 6

Syntax: NA GN/NG POSS-N/N-POSS

Number: 3360

Language: Uruava

Location: PNG (SE Bougainville Is)

Population: 5

Classification: Austric: Austronesian: Malayo-Polynesian: Central-Eastern: Eastern: Oceanic: Bougainville: North & East: East

Other Sources: AL 6:9

Consonant system:

p b t d k

v s h
m n ŋ
l
r

Stops: p b t d k

Fricatives: v s h

Nasals: m n ŋ

Laterals: l

Vibrants: r

Front Vowels: i e

Central Vowels: a

Back Vowels: u o

Long Vowels: v̄