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Angor Language
Angor (Anggor) Senagi is a Senagi language of northern Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in 11 villages of Amanab Rural LLG, Sandaun Province, including Senagi village () of Bibriari ward. Dialects Dialects are Wai (Central Anggor) and Samanai (Southern Anggor). Loving and Bass (1964) list these Anggor dialects and their villages:Loving, Richard and Jack Bass. 1964. ''Languages of the Amanab Sub-District''. Port Moresby: Department of Information and Extension Services. *''Western'': Mongo *''Central west'': Amandan (), Fisi, Kwaraman (), Puramen () *''Central east'': Akrani, Baribari, Bibriari (), Merere, Nai (), Senagi (), Unupuwai, Wamu () *''Southern'': Samanai Writing system Phonology Angor has 18 consonants, which are: : Angor has 7 vowels, which are: : References External links Angor Grammar Sketch* PARADISEC The Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC) is a cross-institutional project that supports work on endangered ... [...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] |