Makayam language
Makayam | |
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Tirio | |
Aturu | |
Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | 1,300 (2003)[1] |
Trans–New Guinea
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Dialects |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | aup |
Glottolog | maka1315 |
Tirio AKA Makayam (Makaeyam) AKA Aturu (Adulu, Atura) is Papuan language of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. The Giribam 'dialect' may be a distinct language.
Makayam is spoken in Aduru (8°23′17″S 143°00′40″E / 8.388034°S 143.011167°E), Lewada (8°20′07″S 142°46′50″E / 8.335225°S 142.780449°E), Suame (8°21′08″S 142°33′15″E / 8.352359°S 142.554118°E), and Island villages of Gogodala Rural LLG. The Giribam dialect is spoken in Janor village (8°25′55″S 142°40′43″E / 8.431915°S 142.678616°E) of Oriomo-Bituri Rural LLG.[2][3]
Pronouns[]
Pronouns are:
sg pl 1 no-gao gai-ga 2 o-gao zo-gao 3 igi i-ga
No-, o-, zo-, i- may reflect proto-Trans–New Guinea *na, *ga, *ja, *i.
References[]
- ^ Makayam at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ^ Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Papua New Guinea languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.
- ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
Categories:
- Languages of Western Province (Papua New Guinea)
- Tirio languages
- Trans–New Guinea language stubs
- Papua New Guinea stubs