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Number: 3841

Language: Karas

Location: Indonesia (NW West Irian, Karas Is)

Population: 200

Classification: Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Central & Western: West Bomberai

Other Sources: PLNGLS

Consonant system:

p b t d k ɡ
ɡ̌
(f) s x
m n (ñ) ŋ
l
r

Stops: p b t d k ɡ

Affricates: ɡ̌

Fricatives: (f) s x

Nasals: m n (ñ) ŋ

Laterals: l

Vibrants: r

Glides: w

Front Vowels: i e

Central Vowels: ǝ a

Back Vowels: u o

Pronouns:

1 4ie
2 5
3 6

Number: 3842

Language: Iha

Location: Indonesia (NW West Irian)

Population: 5,500

Classification: Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Central & Western: West Bomberai

Other Sources: PLNGLS

Consonant system:

p b t d k ɡ kp ɡb
(č) ɡ̌
(f) x h
m n (ñ) ŋ
(l)
r

Stops: p b t d k ɡ kp ɡb

Affricates: (č) ɡ̌

Fricatives: (f) x h

Nasals: m n (ñ) ŋ

Laterals: (l)

Vibrants: r

Glides: w

Front Vowels: i e

Central Vowels: ǝ a

Back Vowels: u o

Stress: phonemic (final & penult)

Noun Number: s p

Noun Classes: 7: fruit, everything connected with the house, flat objects, wooden objects, rifles, animates, inanimate]

Pronouns:

1 4ie
2 5
3 6

Syntax: SOV N-NUM POSS-N/N-POSS

Prep/Post: POST

Number: 3843

Language: Baham

Location: Indonesia (NW West Irian)

Population: 450

Classification: Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Central & Western: West Bomberai

Other Sources: PLNGLS

Consonant system:

p b t d k ɡ kp ɡb
ɡ̌
(f) s x
m n (ñ) ŋ
(l)
r

Stops: p b t d k ɡ kp ɡb

Affricates: ɡ̌

Fricatives: (f) s x

Nasals: m n (ñ) ŋ

Laterals: (l)

Vibrants: r

Glides: w

Front Vowels: i e

Central Vowels: ǝ a

Back Vowels: u o

Pronouns:

1 4
2 5
3 6

Number: 3844

Language: Guhu-Semane

Alternate Name: Guhu Samane

Location: SE Papua New Guinea (N Northern)

Population: 5,000

Classification: Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Eastern: Binanderean

Other Sources:

Richard, Ernest and Marjorie Richert. 1972. "Phonology of Guhu-Semane," Te Reo 15, 45-51.
Richard, Ernest L. 1975. "Sentence Structure of Guhu-Samane," in SLCSEP, 771-815.

Consonant system:

p b t̪ t k ɡ ʔ
d^zk^x
s h
m n ŋ

ɾ̣

Stops: p b t̪ t k ɡ ʔ

Affricates: d^zk^x

Fricatives: s h

Nasals: m n ŋ

Vibrants: ɾ̣

Front Vowels: i e

Central Vowels: a

Back Vowels: u o

Long Vowels: v̄ ?

Syllable: (C)V

Stress: initial

Syntax: SOV NA GN ND N-NUM POSS-N

Prep/Post: POST

Number: 3845

Language: Suena

Location: SE Papua New Guinea (SE Morobe)

Population: 1,400

Classification: Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Eastern: Binanderean

Grammar: Wilson, Darryl. 1974. Suena Grammar. Ukarumpa, PNG: SIL

Other Sources:

Wilson, Darryl. 1969a. "Suena Phonology," PL A18, 87-93.
Wilson, Darryl. 1969b. "Suena Grammar Highlights," PL A18, 95-110.

Consonant system:

p^h b t̪^h d k^h ɡ
d^z
s
m n

ɾ

Stops: p^h b t̪^h d k^h ɡ

Affricates: d^z

Fricatives: s

Nasals: m n

Vibrants: ɾ

Glides: j w

Front Vowels: i e

Central Vowels: a

Back Vowels: u o

Syllable: (C)V

Tones: hi lo

Stress: penult

Noun Number: pl suffix for kinship terms

Demonstratives: 3

Articles: indef

Pronouns:

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

Syntax: SOV NA GN ND N-NUM N-POSS N+A+Num

Prep/Post: POST

Number: 3846

Language: Yekora

Location: SE Papua New Guinea (SE Morobe)

Population: 300

Classification: Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Eastern: Binanderean

Other Sources: BLF

Consonant system:

p b t d k ɡ
d^z
β s
m n

ɾ

Stops: p b t d k ɡ

Affricates: d^z

Fricatives: β s

Nasals: m n

Vibrants: ɾ

Modified Consonants: ^Nc b d ɡ

Glides: w

Front Vowels: i e

Central Vowels: a

Back Vowels: u o

Nasal Vowels: ṽ all but i

Noun Number: pl suffix for some kinship terms

Pronouns:

1 4d 4
2 5
3 6d 6

Number: 3847

Language: Zia

Location: SE Papua New Guinea (SE Morobe)

Population: 3,300

Classification: Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Eastern: Binanderean

Other Sources: BLF

Consonant system:

p b t d k ɡ
d^z
β s
m n

ɾ

Stops: p b t d k ɡ

Affricates: d^z

Fricatives: β s

Nasals: m n

Vibrants: ɾ

Modified Consonants: ^Nc d

Glides: j w

Front Vowels: i e

Central Vowels: a

Back Vowels: u o

Nasal Vowels: ṽ all but i

Noun Number: pl suffix for some kinship terms

Pronouns:

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

Number: 3848

Language: Zia

Dialect: Mawai

Location: SE Papua New Guinea (SE Morobe)

Population: 3,300

Classification: Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Eastern: Binanderean

Other Sources: BLF

Consonant system:

p b t d k ɡ
d^z
β s h
m n
l
ɾ

Stops: p b t d k ɡ

Affricates: d^z

Fricatives: β s h

Nasals: m n

Laterals: l

Vibrants: ɾ

Modified Consonants: ^Nc ɡ

Glides: j w

Front Vowels: i e

Central Vowels: a

Back Vowels: u o

Nasal Vowels: ṽ a u o

Noun Number: pl suffix for some kinship terms

Pronouns:

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

Number: 3849

Language: Binandere

Location: SE Papua New Guinea (NW Northern)

Population: 3,000

Classification: Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Eastern: Binanderean

Other Sources:

Capell, A. 1969. "The Structure of the Binandere Verb," PL A18, 1-32.
BLF

Consonant system:

p b t d k ɡ ʔ
d^z
β s
m n
l
ɾ

Stops: p b t d k ɡ ʔ

Affricates: d^z

Fricatives: β s

Nasals: m n

Laterals: l

Vibrants: ɾ

Modified Consonants: ^Nc b d ɡ

Glides: j w

Front Vowels: i e

Central Vowels: a

Back Vowels: u o

Nasal Vowels: ṽ u o

Noun Number: pl suffix for some kinship terms

Pronouns:

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

Syntax: SOV NA ND N-NUM POSS-N/N-POSS N+A+Num

Prep/Post: POST

Number: 3850

Language: Ambasi

Location: SE Papua New Guinea (NW Northern)

Population: 1,200

Classification: Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Eastern: Binanderean

Consonant system:

Number: 3851

Language: Aeka

Location: SE Papua New Guinea (NW Northern)

Population: 2,000

Classification: Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Eastern: Binanderean

Other Sources: BLF

Consonant system:

p b t d k ɡ ʔ

β s h
m n ŋ
l
ɾ

Stops: p b t d k ɡ ʔ

Fricatives: β s h

Nasals: m n ŋ

Laterals: l

Vibrants: ɾ

Modified Consonants: ^Nc b d ɡ

Glides: w

Front Vowels: i e

Central Vowels: a

Back Vowels: u o

Nasal Vowels: ṽ u o

Noun Number: pl suffix for kinship terms

Pronouns:

1 4
2 5
3 6

Number: 3852

Language: Orokaiva

Location: SE Papua New Guinea (C Northern)

Population: 25,000

Classification: Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Eastern: Binanderean

Other Sources:

Healey, Alan, Ambrose Isoroembo and Martin Chittleborough. 1969. "Preliminary Notes on Orokaiva Grammar," PL A18, 33-64.
Larsen, Robert and Marlys Larsen. 1977. "Orokaiva Phonology and Orthography," in Phonologies of Five P.N.G. Languages, Ukarumpa, PNG, SIL, 5-29.

Consonant system:

p ^(m)b t ⁽ⁿ⁾d k ^(ŋ)ɡ
ɡ̌
s h
m n (ŋ)

Stops: p ^(m)b t ⁽ⁿ⁾d k ^(ŋ)ɡ

Affricates: ɡ̌

Fricatives: s h

Nasals: m n (ŋ)

Modified Consonants: ^Nc b d ɡ

Front Vowels: i ɛ

Central Vowels: a

Back Vowels: u o

Nasal Vowels: ṽ all

Syllable: (C)V(N)

Stress: initial

Noun Number: kinship terms have a plural

Demonstratives: 3

Pronouns:

1 4di 4ie
2 5
*3 6

Syntax: SOV NA GN(NG) ND N-NUM POSS-N(N-POSS) N+A+Num+D

Prep/Post: POST

Number: 3853

Language: Hunjara

Location: SE Papua New Guinea (C Northern)

Population: 4,300

Classification: Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Eastern: Binanderean

Consonant system:

Number: 3854

Language: Notu

Alternate Name: Ewage

Location: SE Papua New Guinea (C Northern)

Population: 10,000

Classification: Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Eastern: Binanderean

Other Sources:

BLF
E

Consonant system:

p b t d k ɡ
d^z
̘ɸ β s ɣ
m n ŋ

ɾ

Stops: p b t d k ɡ

Affricates: d^z

Fricatives: ɸ β s ɣ

Nasals: m n ŋ

Vibrants: ɾ

Modified Consonants: ^Nc b d ɡ

Glides: w

Front Vowels: i e

Central Vowels: a

Back Vowels: u o

Nasal Vowels: ṽ i o

Noun Number: pl suffix for kinship terms

Pronouns:

1 4
2 5
3 6

Syntax: SOV POSS-N

Number: 3855

Language: Yega

Location: SE Papua New Guinea (S Northern)

Population: 900

Classification: Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Eastern: Binanderean

Consonant system:

Number: 3856

Language: Gaina

Location: SE Papua New Guinea (C Northern)

Population: 130

Classification: Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Eastern: Binanderean

Consonant system:

Number: 3857

Language: Baruga

Location: SE Papua New Guinea (C Northern)

Population: 1050

Classification: Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Eastern: Binanderean

Other Sources: E

Consonant system:

Syntax: SOV

Number: 3858

Language: Mawae

Classification: Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Eastern: Binanderean

Number: 3859

Language: Dogoro

Alternate Name: Doghoro

Location: SE Papua New Guinea (C Northern)

Population: 120

Classification: Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Eastern: Binanderean

Other Sources: E

Consonant system:

Syntax: SOV

Number: 3860

Language: Korafe

Location: SE Papua New Guinea (S Northern)

Population: 4,200

Classification: Indo-Pacific: Trans-New Guinea: Eastern: Binanderean

Other Sources:

Farr, James and Cynthia Farr. 1974. "A Preliminary Korafe Phonology," in Three Studies in Languages of Eastern Papua, Ukarumpa, PNG, SIL, 5-38.
Farr, James and Cynthia Farr. 1975. "Some Features of Korafe Morphology," in SLCSEP, 731-69.
Farr, Cynthia J. M. 1976. "I Don't Know Whether I'm Coming or Going: A Study of Some Usages of 'Come' and 'Go' in Korafe," Kivung 9, 126-55.
BLF

Consonant system:

b t^h d k^h ɡ
ɡ̌
f v s ɣ
m n

ɾ

Stops: b t^h d k^h ɡ

Affricates: ɡ̌

Fricatives: f v s ɣ

Nasals: m n

Vibrants: ɾ

Modified Consonants: ^Nc b d ɡ ɡ̌ ɣ

Glides: j w

Front Vowels: i ɛ

Central Vowels: a

Back Vowels: u ɔ

Nasal Vowels: ṽ ?

Diphthongs: diphthonɡs

Syllable: (C)V

Stress: phonemic

Noun Number: pl suffix for kinship terms

Demonstratives: 3

Pronouns:

1 4die* 4ie
2 5d 5
3 6d 6
5d=6d, 5=6
*There appears to be 3 distinct forms: (1) 4d, (2) 4di, (3) 4de

Syntax: SOV NA GN ND N-NUM POSS-N

Prep/Post: POST