Wom language (Papua New Guinea)
{{Short description|Torricelli language of Papua New Guinea}}
{{Infobox language
|name=Wom
|region=East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea (12 villages)
|speakers={{sigfig|4260|2}}
|date=2003
|ref=e18
|familycolor=Papuan
|fam1=Torricelli
|script=Latin
|iso3=wmo
|glotto=womp1235
|glottorefname=Wom (Papua New Guinea)
}}{{For|the Nigerian language|Perema language}}
Wom or Wam is a Papuan language of the Torricelli language family spoken by 4,264 people ({{As of|2003|lc=on}}) in East Sepik province, Papua New Guinea.
Phonology
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!rowspan=2| !rowspan=2| Labial !rowspan=2| Alveolar !colspan=2| Dorsal |
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!{{small|labial}} |
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| Plosive
|{{IPA link|p}} |{{IPA link|t}} |{{IPA link|k}} |{{IPA link|kʷ}} |
| Prenasalized
|{{IPA link|ᵐb}} |{{IPA link|ⁿd}} |{{IPA link|ᵑg}} |{{IPA link|ᵑgʷ}} |
| Fricative
| |{{IPA link|s}} |{{IPA link|h}} | |
| Nasal
|{{IPA link|m}} |{{IPA link|n}} | | |
| Approximant
| |{{IPA link|l}} |{{IPA link|j}} |{{IPA link|w}} |
- The prenasalised plosives /ᵐb ⁿd ᵑg ᵑgʷ/ are plain [b d g gʷ] word-initially.
- /s/ can be realized as [ts] word-initially.
- /h/ can be heard as [x] intervocalically.
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! !Back |
| High
|{{IPA link|i}} | |{{IPA link|u}} |
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| Mid
|{{IPA link|e}} | |{{IPA link|o}} |
| Low
| |{{IPA link|a}} | |
Additionally, the following diphthongs can be found: /ei/, /ai/, /oi/, /au/, /ou/.
External links
- Paradisec has two collections with materials from Wom, one from Arthur Capell ([http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/collections/AC1 AC1]) and the other from Don Laycock ([http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/collections/DL2 DL2])
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Torricelli languages}}
{{Languages of Papua New Guinea}}
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Category:Languages of East Sepik Province
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