Classification:Indo-Pacific: Andaman Islands: Great Andamanese: Central
Consonant system:
Number:3602
Language:A-Pucikwar
Alternate Name:Great Andamanese
Location:Andaman Islands
Population:25
Classification:Indo-Pacific: Andaman Islands: Great Andamanese: Central
Dictionary:Man, E. H. 1919-23. Dictionary of the South Andaman Language.
Other Sources:
Radcliffe-Brown, A. R. 1933. The Andaman Islanders. Cambridge: Cambridge Univ Press. Bloch, Jules. 1949. "Préfixes et suffixes en andaman," BSLP. Basu, Dwijendra Nath. 1955. "A General Note on the Andamanese Languages," IL 16, 214-25. AL 8:4
Consonant system:
p t k b d ɡ č ɡ̌ m n ñ ŋ l r
Stops:p b t d k ɡ
Affricates:č ɡ̌
Nasals:m n ñ ŋ
Laterals:l
Vibrants:r
Glides:j w
Vowel system:
i u e o ɛ ɔ æ a
Front Vowels:i e ɛ æ
Central Vowels:a
Back Vowels:u o ɔ
Noun Number:s p
Pronouns:
1 4 2 5 3 6
Syntax:SOV AN GN DN POSS-N
Prep/Post:POST
Number:3603
Language:Akar-Bale
Location:Andaman Islands
Population:extinct
Classification:Indo-Pacific: Andaman Islands: Great Andamanese: Central
Consonant system:
Number:3604
Language:Aka-Bea
Location:Andaman Islands
Population:extinct
Classification:Indo-Pacific: Andaman Islands: Great Andamanese: Central
Consonant system:
Number:3605
Language:Onge
Location:Andaman Islands
Classification:Indo-Pacific: Andaman Islands: South Andamanese
Other Sources:WALS
Consonant system:
Syntax:SOV
Number:3606
Language:Jarawa2
Location:Andaman Islands
Population:350
Classification:Indo-Pacific: Andaman Islands: South Andamanese
Grammar:
GD: Senkuttuvan, R. 2000. The Language of the Jarawa. Calcutta: Anthropological Survey of India.
Other Sources:WALS
Consonant system:
p t ṭ k (q) (ʔ) b d ḍ ḍ̤ ɡ ts č f s v m n ṇ ñ ŋ l ḷ r ɾ̣
Stops:p b t d ṭ ḍ ḍ̤ k ɡ (q) (ʔ)
Affricates:ts č
Fricatives:f v s
Nasals:m n ṇ ñ ŋ
Laterals:l ḷ
Vibrants:r ɾ̣
Glides:j w
Vowel system:
i u e o a
Front Vowels:i e
Central Vowels:a
Back Vowels:u o
Long Vowels:v̄ all
Syllable:(C)V(C)
Pronouns:
1 4 2 5 3mf 6
Syntax:SOV
Number:3607
Language:Sentinel
Location:Andaman Islands
Classification:Indo-Pacific: Andaman Islands: South Andamanese
Consonant system:
Number:3608
Language:Oksapmin
Location:WC Papua New Guinea (N Western)
Population:6,700
Classification:Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea
Other Sources:
Lawrence, Marshall. 1972a. "Oksapmin Sentence Structure," PL A34, 17-46. Lawrence, Marshall. 1972b. Structure and Function of Oksapmin Verbs," OL 11, 47-66. Lawrence, Helen. 1972. "Viewpoint and Location in Oksapmin," AL 14, 311-6.
Consonant system:
p t k b d ɡ s x m n ŋ ɾ
Stops:p b t d k ɡ
Fricatives:s x
Nasals:m n ŋ
Vibrants:ɾ
Modified Consonants:cʷ k ɡ x ŋ
Glides:j w
Vowel system:
i u ʋ e ǝ o a
Front Vowels:i e
Central Vowels:ǝ a
Back Vowels:u ʋ o
Diphthongs:ai
Tones:hi lo
Syntax:SOV AN/NA GN ND NUM-N/N-NUM POSS-N
Prep/Post:POST
Number:3609
Language:Morwap
Location:Indonesia (NE West Irian)
Population:300
Classification:Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea
Other Sources:Voorhoeve, C. L. 1971. "Miscellaneous Notes on Languages in West Irian, New Guinea," PL A28, 47-114.
Consonant system:
p t k b ɡ f s m n ŋ l
Stops:p b t k ɡ
Fricatives:f s
Nasals:m n ŋ
Laterals:l
Glides:j w
Vowel system:
i u e ǝ o ɛ ɔ a
Front Vowels:i e ɛ
Central Vowels:ǝ a
Back Vowels:u o ɔ
Nasal Vowels:ṽ all
Stress:final
Syntax:SOV
Number:3610
Language:Molof
Location:Indonesia (NE West Irian)
Population:200
Classification:Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea
Consonant system:
Number:3611
Language:Usku
Location:Indonesia (NE West Irian)
Classification:Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea
Consonant system:
Number:3612
Language:Tofamna
Location:Indonesia (NE West Irian)
Classification:Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea
Consonant system:
Number:3613
Language:Dem
Location:C West Irian
Population:500
Classification:Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Central & Western
Consonant system:
Number:3614
Language:Mor1
Location:C West Irian (N Bomberai Peninsula)
Population:60
Classification:Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Central & Western
Consonant system:
Number:3615
Language:Kovai
Location:Umboi Island
Population:3,100
Classification:Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Central & Western: Finisterre-Huon: Huon
Other Sources:
McElhanon, K. A. 1973. Towards a Typology of the Finisterre-Huon Languages, New Guinea. PL B22. PLNGLS
Consonant system:
p b t d k ɡ
s z m n ŋ l r
Stops:p b t d k ɡ
Fricatives:s z
Nasals:m n ŋ
Laterals:l
Vibrants:r
Glides:j w
Front Vowels:i e
Central Vowels:a
Back Vowels:u o
Demonstratives:3
Pronouns:
1 4d 4 2 5d 5 3 6d 6
Syntax:NA GN ND N-NUM POSS-N/N-POSS N+A+Num+D
Number:3616
Language:Kate
Location:E Papua New Guinea (NE Morobe)
Population:6,100
Classification:Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Central & Western: Finisterre-Huon: Huon: Eastern
Dictionary:Flierl, W. and H. Strauss, eds. 1977. Kate Dictionary. PL C41.
Other Sources:
McElhanon, K. A. 1973. Towards a Typology of the Finisterre-Huon Languages, New Guinea. PL B22. PLNGLS HPL WPF
Consonant system:
phmb thnd khŋɡ kp ŋmɡb ʔ ts dz f s h m n ŋ ľ
Stops:phmb thnd khŋɡ kp ŋmɡb ʔ
Affricates:ts dz
Fricatives:f s h
Nasals:m n ŋ
Laterals:ľ
Glides:j w
Front Vowels:i e
Central Vowels:a
Back Vowels:u o ɔ
Long Vowels:v̄ ?
Diphthongs:diphthonɡs
Syllable:(C)V(C)
Stress:initial
Noun Number:s d p
Demonstratives:5 [3 + that above, that below]
Pronouns:
1 4die 4ie 2 5d 5 3 6d 6
Syntax:SOV NA GN ND N-NUM POSS-N/N-POSS N+A+Num+D
Prep/Post:POST
Number:3617
Language:Mape
Location:E Papua New Guinea (NE Morobe)
Population:4,900
Classification:Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Central & Western: Finisterre-Huon: Huon: Eastern
Other Sources:HPL
Consonant system:
ph b th d kh ɡ kph ɡb dz f s m n ŋ
ɾ
Stops:ph b th d kh ɡ kph ɡb
Affricates:dz
Fricatives:f s
Nasals:m n ŋ
Vibrants:ɾ
Glides:j w
Front Vowels:i e
Central Vowels:a
Back Vowels:u o ɔ
Long Vowels:v̄
Diphthongs:diphthonɡs
Syllable:(C)V(C)
Stress:initial
Noun Number:s d p
Syntax:SOV NA ND N-NUM N-POSS N+A+Num+D
Number:3618
Language:Dedua
Location:E Papua New Guinea (NE Morobe)
Population:4,700
Classification:Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Central & Western: Finisterre-Huon: Huon: Eastern
Other Sources:HPL
Consonant system:
ph b th d kh ɡ kph ɡb dz f s m n ŋ
ɾ
Stops:ph b th d kh ɡ kph ɡb
Affricates:dz
Fricatives:f s
Nasals:m n ŋ
Vibrants:ɾ
Glides:j w
Front Vowels:i e
Central Vowels:a
Back Vowels:u o ɔ
Diphthongs:diphthonɡs
Syllable:(C)V(C)
Stress:initial
Noun Number:s d p
Syntax:SOV NA ND N-NUM N-POSS N+A+Num+D
Number:3619
Language:Sene
Location:E Papua New Guinea (NE Morobe)
Population:10
Classification:Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Central & Western: Finisterre-Huon: Huon: Eastern
Consonant system:
Number:3620
Language:Momare
Location:E Papua New Guinea (NE Morobe)
Population:370
Classification:Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Central & Western: Finisterre-Huon: Huon: Eastern