Ngalum_language
Ngalum language
Language in Indonesia
Not to be confused with the Ngaalam language.
Ngalum is the most populous of the Ok languages in Highland Papua and Papua New Guinea.
Quick Facts Region, Native speakers ...
Ngalum | |
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Sibil, Ngalum Weng[1] | |
Region | Highland Papua, Sandaun |
Native speakers | (20,000 cited 1981–1987)[2] |
Trans–New Guinea
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | szb |
Glottolog | ngal1298 |
ELP | Ngalum |
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Consonants
More information Labial, Alveolar ...
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | ||
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Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ||
Plosive | voiceless | p | t | k | |
voiced | b | d | |||
Fricative | s | ||||
Trill | r | ||||
Lateral | l | ||||
Approximant | w | j |
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- /k/ can also be heard as [ɡ] in word-medial position.[3]
Vowels
- Mimin, Imanuel H. "Mengenal Suku Ngalum Ok di Pegunungan Bintang". suarapapua.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-06-12.
- Ngalum at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Healey, Alan (1964). The Ok Language Family in New Guinea. Australian National University.
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