Burum language

Huon language spoken in Papua New Guinea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Burum (also known as Yaknge or Somba-Siawari after its two dialects and Mindik in the language itself) is a Papuan language spoken in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. Its closest related language is Borong (also known as Kosorong).[2]

NativetoPapua New Guinea
RegionHuon Peninsula, Morobe Province
Native speakers
(9,000 cited 2000 census)[1]
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Burum
Mindik
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionHuon Peninsula, Morobe Province
Native speakers
(9,000 cited 2000 census)[1]
Dialects
  • Somba
  • Siawari
Language codes
ISO 639-3bmu
Glottologburu1306
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Phonology

Consonants

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Consonants[3]
LabialAlveolarPalatalVelar
plainlab.
Plosiveunvoiced ptkkʷ
voiced bdggʷ
Affricateunvoiced ts
voiced dz
Nasal mnŋ
Trill r
Fricative fsɣ
Approximant ljw
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  • /p, t, k/ are aspirated word initially and unreleased word finally. Between vowels, they are /w, r, h/.[4]
  • /kʷ/ and /gʷ/ are rarely [kp], [gb] in some dialects.[4]
  • /ɣ/ is [h] word initially.[4]

Vowels

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Monophthongs[5]
FrontCentralBack
Close iu
Mid eəo
Open ɑ
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Burum also has 14 diphthongs: /iɑ/, /iu/, /ei/, /eu/, /əi/, /əu/, /oi/, /oe/, /ou/, /ɑi/, /ɑu/, /ui/, /ue/, and /uɑ/.[6]

Orthography

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Orthography[3]
Uppercase letters ABDEFGHIJKLMNŊOPQRSTUWGwYZÖ
Lowercase letters abdefghijklmnŋopqrstuwgwyzö
IPA /ɑ//b//d//e//f//ɡ//ɣ//i//dz//k//l//m//n//ŋ//o//p//kʷ//r//s//t//u//w//gʷ//j//t͡s//ə/
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  • ⟨f⟩ occurs in loanwords.[4]
  • Weakened /p, t, k/ are written ⟨w, r, h⟩, as pronounced.[4]

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