Urat language

Language spoken in Papua New Guinea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Urat (Wasep, Wusyep) is a Torricelli language spoken by a decreasing number of people in Papua New Guinea.

NativetoPapua New Guinea
RegionEast Sepik Province
Native speakers
7,000 (2017)[1]
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Urat
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionEast Sepik Province
Native speakers
7,000 (2017)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3urt
Glottologurat1244
ELPUrat
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It is spoken by 2,480 people in Wasep Ngau (North Urat dialect), 2,060 in Wusyep Yihre (Central Urat dialect), 1,210 in Wasep Yam (South Urat dialect), and 550 in Wusyep Tep (East Urat dialect).[1][2]

Phonology

Unusually for a Papuan language, Urat has four voiceless liquids and semivowels, which are ɬ, r̥, w̥, and j̥. Urat consonants are:[3]

ptʧkʔ
ᵐbⁿdᶮʤᵑg
sʃh
mnɲŋ
l
ɬ
r
r̥
̥wj
w̥j̥

Urat vowels are:[3]

iu
eo
a

Pronouns

Pronouns are:[3]

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sgpl
1 ŋampoi
2 ninyip
3m kin tiŋe
3f ti
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Further reading

  • Barnes, Barney. 1989. Urat Grammar Essentials. Unpublished manuscript. Ukarumpa, PNG: Summer Institute of Linguistics.

References

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