Abelam (or Ambulas, Abulas) is the third and most prevalent of the Ndu languages of Sepik River region of northern Papua New Guinea.[2] Dialects are Maprik, Wingei, Wosera-Kamu, Wosera-Mamu.[1]
| Abelam | |
|---|---|
| Ambelas | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Sepik River basin |
| Ethnicity | Abelam |
Native speakers | 33,000 (2004)[1] |
Sepik
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | abt |
| Glottolog | ambu1247 |
| ELP | Ambulas |
Phonology
edit| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive/ Affricate |
plain | p | t | k | |
| prenasal | ᵐb | ⁿd | ᶮʤ | ᵑg | |
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | |
| Fricative | β | s | |||
| Liquid | lateral | l | |||
| rhotic | r | ||||
| Semivowel | w | j | |||
| (i) | ɨ | (u) |
| ə | ||
| a |
[i, u] may be heard as a realization of the sequences /əj/, /əw/ or resulting in syllabic forms of /j, w/.
References
edit- ^ a b Abelam at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ OLAC resources in and about the Ambulas language
- ^ Foley, William A. (2018). "The Languages of the Sepik-Ramu Basin and Environs". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 197–432. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
- ^ Palmer, Bill (2017-12-04). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. ISBN 978-3-11-029525-2.
External links
edit- OLAC resources in and about the Ambulas language
- Anthony Forge Films and Recordings From the Anthony Forge Papers. MSS 411. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.