Sam, or Songum, is a Madang language spoken in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.
Sam | |
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Songum | |
Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Madang Province |
Native speakers | 700 (2003)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | snx |
Glottolog | samm1244 |
It is spoken in Songum (5°30′28″S 145°51′04″E / 5.50779°S 145.851042°E), Buan, and Wongbe villages in Astrolabe Bay Rural LLG.[1][2]
'Sam' is the word for 'language'. 'Songum' is a village name.
Phonology
editConsonants
editBilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
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Plosive | p b | t d | k ɡ | ʔ <x> | |
Nasal | m | n | ɲ <ɳ> | ŋ | |
Trill | r <rr> | ||||
Tap/flap | ɾ <r> | ||||
Fricative | s | h | |||
Approximant | j <y> | ||||
Lateral approx. | l |
Vowels
editFront | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
Close | i | u | |
Mid | e | o | |
Open | a |
References
edit- ^ a b Sam at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.