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Ngero–Vitiaz Languages
The Ngero–Vitiaz languages form a linkage (linguistics), linkage of Austronesian languages in northern Papua New Guinea. They are spoken, from west to east, in Madang Province, Morobe Province, and New Britain. Classification According to Lynch, Ross, & Crowley (2002), the structure of the family is as follows:John Lynch (linguist), Lynch, John, Malcolm Ross (linguist), Malcolm Ross & Terry Crowley (linguist), Terry Crowley. 2002. ''The Oceanic languages.'' Richmond, Surrey: Curzon Press. *Ngero–Vitiaz **Ngero family ***Bariai linkage: Bariai language, Bariai, Kove language, Kove, Lusi language, Lusi, Malalamai language, Malalamai ***Tuam linkage: Gitua language, Gitua, Mutu language, Mutu **Vitiaz Strait, Vitiaz linkage ***Bel family ****Astrolabe (East Bel) linkage: Awad Bing language, Awad Bing, Mindiri language, Mindiri, Wab language, Wab ****Nuclear Bel (West Bel) linkage: Marik language, Marik (Dami, Ham), Gedaged language, Gedaged, Bilibil language, Bilibil, Takia lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is separated from Mainland Australia, Australia by the wide Torres Strait, though both landmasses lie on the same continental shelf, and were united during episodes of low sea level in the Pleistocene glaciations as the combined landmass of Sahul. Numerous smaller islands are located to the west and east. The island's name was given by Spanish explorer Yñigo Ortiz de Retez during his maritime expedition of 1545 due to the perceived resemblance of the indigenous peoples of the island to those in the Guinea (region), African region of Guinea. The eastern half of the island is the major land mass of the nation of Papua New Guinea. The western half, known as Western New Guinea, forms a part of Indonesia and is organized as the provinces of Pap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malalamai Language
Malalamai, or Bonga (after the two villages in which it is spoken), is an Austronesian language of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean n .... A sociolinguistic survey of the language was carried out in 2011 and can be found here: https://www.sil.org/resources/archives/43106 References Ngero languages Languages of Madang Province {{NNGuinea-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mouk-Aria Language
Mouk-Aria is an Austronesian language spoken by about 600 individuals along coastal West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea on the island of New Britain New Britain () is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago, part of the Islands Region of Papua New Guinea. It is separated from New Guinea by a northwest corner of the Solomon Sea (or with an island hop of Umboi Island, Umboi the Dampie .... Phonology * The nasal consonants /m n ŋ/ can appear as the syllabic nasals ̩ n̩ ŋ̩word-initially. * The nasal consonants /m n ŋ/ sometimes appear as prenasalised voiced stops b nd ŋgbefore /χ/. * The voiced stops /b d g/ frequently manifest as fricatives � ɹ ɣafter vowels. * /χ/ is voiced �between voiced segments. * Sonorants /l m n ŋ/ are voiceless ̥ m̥ n̥ ŋ̊in clusters after voiceless stops. * /i e/ manifest as � ɤbefore /χ/. References External linksEE-TAOW! The Mouk Story (Part 1) - New Tribes Mission 1999 featuring several Mouk speakers. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamogai Language
Lamogai is an Austronesian language spoken by about 3600 individuals in parts of West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea on the island of New Britain New Britain () is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago, part of the Islands Region of Papua New Guinea. It is separated from New Guinea by a northwest corner of the Solomon Sea (or with an island hop of Umboi Island, Umboi the Dampie .... Phonology * The nasal consonants /m n ŋ/ can appear as the syllabic nasals ̩ n̩ ŋ̩word-initially. * The nasal consonants /m n ŋ/ appear as prenasalised voiced stops b nd ŋgbefore /r/. * The voiced stops /b d g/ frequently manifest as fricatives � ɹ ɣafter vowels. * /r/ is voiceless ̥word-finally. * Sonorants /r l m n ŋ/ are voiceless ̥ l̥ m̥ n̥ ŋ̊in clusters after voiceless stops. * /i/ sporadically manifests as �before /r/. Stress tends to occur in penultimate position. References Languages of West New Britain Province Ngero–Vitiaz languages< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matukar Language
Matukar (also called Matukar Panau) is an Austronesian language spoken by about 400 people near Madang town, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. It is universally spoken by its ethnic group. References External links Matukar Talking Dictionaryfrom Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages and Swarthmore College Swarthmore College ( , ) is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1864, with its first classes held in 1869, Swarthmore is one of the e ... Languages of Madang Province Bel languages {{NNGuinea-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takia Language
Takia is an Austronesian language spoken on Karkar Island, Bagabag Island, and coastal villages Megiar and Serang, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. It has been syntactically restructured by Waskia, a Papuan language spoken on the island. Children are discouraged from using Takia, and it is being supplanted by Tok Pisin Tok Pisin ( ,Laurie Bauer, 2007, ''The Linguistics Student's Handbook'', Edinburgh ; ), often referred to by English speakers as New Guinea Pidgin or simply Pidgin, is an English-based creole languages, English creole language spoken throughou ... and English. Phonology Voiced stops can be optionally prenasalised word initially as in some dialects. is heard as before a consonant preceding . The sequence is pronounced word-initially and word-medially as . References External links Takia Vocabulary List(from the World Loanword Database) * Kaipuleohone has archived a Takia word list as part of Robert Blust's field notes Bel languages La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilibil Language
Bil Bil is an Austronesian language spoken by about 1,200 people near Madang town, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean n .... References Languages of Madang Province Bel languages {{NNGuinea-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gedaged Language
Gedaged is an Austronesian language spoken by about 7000 people in coastal villages and on islands in Astrolabe Bay, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. External links * Materials on Gedaged are included in the open access Arthur Capell Arthur Capell (28 March 1902 – 10 August 1986) was an Australian linguist, who made major contributions to the study of Australian languages, Austronesian languages and Papuan languages. Early life Capell was born in Newtown, New South W ... collectionsAC2 held by Paradisec. References Languages of Madang Province Bel languages {{NNGuinea-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marik Language
Marik, or Ham, is an Austronesian languages, Austronesian language spoken by 3,500 people in 10 villages around the Gogol River, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. References Languages of Madang Province Bel languages {{NNGuinea-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wab Language
Wab is an Austronesian language spoken by about 120 people in the coastal villages of Wab and Saui, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean n .... References Bel languages Languages of Madang Province Vulnerable languages {{NNGuinea-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mindiri Language
Mindiri is an Austronesian language spoken by about 80 people in one village on the Rai Coast, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean n .... References Languages of Madang Province Bel languages {{NNGuinea-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awad Bing Language
Awad Bing, or Biliau, is an Austronesian language spoken by about 1,100 people in seven villages near Astrolabe Bay, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. Almost all speakers also use Tok Pisin Tok Pisin ( ,Laurie Bauer, 2007, ''The Linguistics Student's Handbook'', Edinburgh ; ), often referred to by English speakers as New Guinea Pidgin or simply Pidgin, is an English-based creole languages, English creole language spoken throughou ... as a second language. Awad Bing is also spoken by a few Ngaing for trading purposes. References Languages of Madang Province Bel languages {{NNGuinea-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
