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Tunap-Hunstein Range Rural LLG
Tunap/Hunstein Rural LLG (often spelled locally as Tunap/Hustein) is a local-level government (LLG) of East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. The LLG is home to speakers of many different Left May languages and Sepik languages. Wards *01. Hotmin *02. Burmai *03. Arai *04. Nino ( Nimo language speakers) *05. Itelinu *06. Samo (Owiniga language speakers) *07. Painum *08. Wanium *09. Aumi *10. Pekwei *11. Wanamoi *12. Waniap (Ama language (New Guinea) speakers) *13. Kavia (Ama language (New Guinea) speakers) *14. Ama (Ama language (New Guinea) speakers) *15. Yenuai ( Nakwi language and Ama language (New Guinea) speakers) *16. Panawai *17. Imombi ( Iwam language speakers) *18. Mowi ( Iwam language speakers) *19. Iniok (Sepik Iwam language speakers) *20. Paupe (Papi language speakers) *21. Oum 3 *22. Walio ( Walio language speakers) *23. Nein *24. Nekiei/Wusol *25. Masuwari *26. Sio ( Sanio language speakers) *27. Hanasi ( Sanio language speakers) *28. Moropote *29. Maposi ( Sanio lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia (a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia). Its capital, located along its southeastern coast, is Port Moresby. The country is the world's third largest island country, with an area of . At the national level, after being ruled by three external powers since 1884, including nearly 60 years of Australian administration starting during World War I, Papua New Guinea established its sovereignty in 1975. It became an independent Commonwealth realm in 1975 with Elizabeth II as its queen. It also became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations in its own right. There are 839 known languages of Papua New Guinea, one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owiniga Language
Owiniga ( Bero, Samo, Taina) is a Left May language of Tunap/Hunstein Rural LLG, East Sepik Province in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i .... It is spoken in Amu, Inagri (), Samo (), and Yei () villages. References Left May languages Languages of East Sepik Province {{PapuaNewGuinea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niksek Language
Niksek is a Sepik language of northern Papua New Guinea. The two dialects, Paka and Gabiano, are rather divergent. Niksek is spoken in Niksek village () of Niksek/Paka ward in Tunap/Hunstein Rural LLG, East Sepik Province East Sepik is a province in Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Wewak. East Sepik has an estimated population of 433,481 people (2010 census) and is 43,426 km square in size. History Cherubim Dambui was appointed as East Sepik's first premier .... References Sepik Hill languages Languages of East Sepik Province Languages of Sandaun Province {{papuan-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berinomo Language
Bitara, or Berinomo, is a Sepik language spoken in East Sepik Province, Papua-New Guinea. It is spoken in Bitara () and Kagiru () villages of Tunap/Hunstein Rural LLG, East Sepik Province East Sepik is a province in Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Wewak. East Sepik has an estimated population of 433,481 people (2010 census) and is 43,426 km square in size. History Cherubim Dambui was appointed as East Sepik's first premier .... References Bahinemo languages Languages of East Sepik Province {{papuan-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanio Language
Sanio, or more precisely Saniyo-Hiyewe, is a Sepik language of Tunap/Hunstein Rural LLG in East Sepik Province, northern Papua New Guinea. It is also spoken in Telefomin Rural LLG, Sandaun Province Sandaun Province (formerly West Sepik Province) is the northwesternmost mainland province of Papua New Guinea. It covers an area of 35,920 km2 (13868 m2) and has a population of 248,411 (2011 census). The capital is Vanimo. In July 1998 the a .... Dialects Dialects are: *''Hiyowe'' dialect, spoken in Maposi village () of Tunap-Hunstein Rural LLG *''Saniyo'' dialect, spoken in Hanasi (), Malapute’e (), Pukapuki, Salunapi (), and Sio () villages of Tunap-Hunstein Rural LLG References Sepik Hill languages Languages of East Sepik Province {{papuan-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walio Language
Walio is a Sepik language spoken in East Sepik Province, Papua-New Guinea. It is spoken in Walio village () of Tunap/Hunstein Rural LLG in East Sepik Province East Sepik is a province in Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Wewak. East Sepik has an estimated population of 433,481 people (2010 census) and is 43,426 km square in size. History Cherubim Dambui was appointed as East Sepik's first premier .... References Languages of East Sepik Province Walio languages {{papuan-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papi Language
Papi (Paupe; also known Baiyamo) is an alleged Sepik language spoken in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. ''Glottolog'' leaves it unclassified. It is spoken in the single village of Paupe () in Tunap/Hunstein Rural LLG of East Sepik Province East Sepik is a province in Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Wewak. East Sepik has an estimated population of 433,481 people (2010 census) and is 43,426 km square in size. History Cherubim Dambui was appointed as East Sepik's first premier .... References Papi–Asaba languages Languages of East Sepik Province Language isolates of New Guinea {{papuan-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sepik Iwam Language
Sepik Iwam, or Yawenian, is a language of Papua New Guinea. It is the lexical basis of the Hauna trade pidgin. It is spoken in villages such as Iniok () in Tunap/Hunstein Rural LLG of East Sepik Province East Sepik is a province in Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Wewak. East Sepik has an estimated population of 433,481 people (2010 census) and is 43,426 km square in size. History Cherubim Dambui was appointed as East Sepik's first premier b .... Phonology Pronouns Sepik Iwam pronouns: : Grammar Sepik Iwam subject agreement suffixes are: : The structure of this subject agreement paradigm can be traced back to Proto-Sepik, although the morphemes themselves do not seem to be directly related to the reconstructed Proto-Sepik forms. (See also '' Sepik languages#Gender''.) References Further reading * {{Languages of Papua New Guinea Iwam languages Languages of East Sepik Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iwam Language
May River Iwam, often simply referred to as Iwam, is a language of East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Iyomempwi (), Mowi (), and Premai villages of Tunap/Hunstein Rural LLG in East Sepik Province, and other villages on the May River. Phonology Vowels In non-final positions, , , and are , , and , respectively. appears only in nonfinal syllables. When adjacent to nasal consonants, vowels are nasalized; nasalization may also occur when adjacent to word boundaries. Consonants and are voiced fricatives ( and ) respectively) when intervocalic and unreleased when final ( is also unreleased when final). is a nasal flap () word-initially and between vowels. is initially and may otherwise be palatalized . Sequences of any consonant and are neutralized before where an offglide is always heard. Phonotactics Bilabial and velar consonants and may be followed by when initial. Other initial clusters include , , , , and and final clusters are or f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakwi Language
Nakwi is a Left May language of Papua New Guinea, in East Sepik Province. It is close to Nimo. Nakwi is spoken to the south of the Ama-speaking area, in Augot, Nakwi-Amasu, Tiki (), and Uwau () villages in Tunap/Hunstein Rural LLG, East Sepik Province East Sepik is a province in Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Wewak. East Sepik has an estimated population of 433,481 people (2010 census) and is 43,426 km square in size. History Cherubim Dambui was appointed as East Sepik's first premier .... References Left May languages Languages of East Sepik Province {{PapuaNewGuinea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ama Language (New Guinea)
Ama (Sawiyanu) is a Left May languages, Left May language of Papua New Guinea, in East Sepik Province. Former dialects have merged. Ethnologue reports that it is spoken in Ama (Wopolu I) (), Kauvia (Kawiya) (), Waniap creek (), Wopolu II (Nokonufa) (), and Yonuwai () villages of Tunap/Hunstein Rural LLG, East Sepik Province. Phonology Ama has 12 consonants, which are: : Ama has 7 vowels, which are: : Pronouns Pronouns are: : Grammar Ama has four tenses, which are marked by suffixes. *remote past (-''ki'') *near past (i. e. yesterday) (-''a'') *present (today) (Ø, ''unmarked'') *future (-''imoi'' ~ -''i'') References {{Authority control Left May languages Languages of East Sepik Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SIL International
SIL International (formerly known as the Summer Institute of Linguistics) is an evangelical Christian non-profit organization whose main purpose is to study, develop and document languages, especially those that are lesser-known, in order to expand linguistic knowledge, promote literacy, translate the Christian Bible into local languages, and aid minority language development. Based on its language documentation work, SIL publishes a database, ''Ethnologue'', of its research into the world's languages, and develops and publishes software programs for language documentation, such as FieldWorks Language Explorer (FLEx) and Lexique Pro. Its main offices in the United States are located at the International Linguistics Center in Dallas, Texas. History William Cameron Townsend, a Presbyterian minister, founded the organization in 1934, after undertaking a Christian mission with the Disciples of Christ among the Kaqchikel Maya people in Guatemala in the early 1930s.George Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |