Mundugumor language
Yuat language of Papua New Guinea
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Mundugumor (Munduguma, Mundukomo) a.k.a. Biwat is a Yuat language of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Biwat village (4.415234°S 143.859962°E) of Yuat Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.[1][2]
| Mundugumor | |
|---|---|
| Biwat | |
| Region | East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Ethnicity | Mundugumor people |
Native speakers | 3,000 (2003)[1] |
Yuat
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bwm |
| Glottolog | biwa1243 |
| ELP | Biwat |
| Coordinates: 4.415234°S 143.859962°E | |
Phonology
Nouns
Some examples showing Mundukomo nouns and their irregular plural forms:[3]: 228
gloss singular plural ‘snake’ mas mase ‘tooth’ adusuva adusuvavi ‘bone’ avu avuvavi ‘nose’ ŋlək ŋlu ‘thigh’ guak go ‘hand’ klik klia ‘dog’ ken kidu ‘betelnut’ siman simadu ‘ear’ tuan tuadu ‘fire’ mən məda ‘basket’ ban bada ‘mouth’ balaŋ balaji ‘house’ klaŋ klagi ‘star’ susuaŋ susuagi ‘water’ mam mabi ‘neck’ volam volabi ‘ball’ muŋmam muŋmabi ‘cassowary’ kalim kalimu ‘girl’ analom analomu ‘paddle’ dum dumu
Similar patterns of complex nominal plural allomorphy are also found in the Lower Sepik-Ramu languages.[3]: 228
External links
- Paradisec has a collection of recordings of Biwat language. They also have a collection of recordings from Papua New Guinea, Australia and the Pacific from Don Laycock that includes Biwat materials.
Further reading
- McDowell, Nancy. 1991. The Mundugumor: From the Fieldnotes of Margaret Mead and Reo Fortune. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press.
- McElvenny, James. 2007. Notes on Mundukumo. Unpublished manuscript, Department of Linguistics, University of Sydney.
