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Number: 3721

Language: Katinja

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 p^h ^mb t t^h ⁿd k k^h ^ŋɡ

s z ⁿz
m n
l ḷ̌

Stops: p p^h ^mb t t^h ⁿd k k^h ^ŋɡ

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:

p^h ^mb t^h ⁿd k^h ^ŋɡ

s ⁿz
m n
l ḷ̌

Stops: p^h ^mb t^h ⁿd k^h ^ŋɡ

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
p^ɸ
s x
m n
ľ
ɾ

Stops: ^mb t ⁿd q

Affricates: p^ɸ

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:

p^h ^mb t ⁿd k k^h ^ŋɡ
t^r
s h
m n
ḷ

Stops: p^h ^mb t ⁿd k k^h ^ŋɡ

Affricates: t^r

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 t^h k ʔ
k^x
f v s h
m n

ɾ

Stops: p t t^h k ʔ

Affricates: k^x

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

Other Sources: PLNGLS

Consonant system:

p t k

m n

r

Stops: p t k

Nasals: m n

Vibrants: r

Glides: j w

Front Vowels: i e

Central Vowels: (ǝ) a

Back Vowels: u o

Pronouns:

1 4
2 5d 5
3 6d 6
5d=6d

Syntax: SOV