Tirio ( Makayam
akaeyamand Aturu
dulu, Atura is
Papuan language
The Papuan languages are the non-Austronesian languages spoken on the western Pacific island of New Guinea, as well as neighbouring islands in Indonesia, Solomon Islands, and East Timor. It is a strictly geographical grouping, and does not imply a ...
of
Western Province, Papua New Guinea
Western Province is a coastal province in southwestern Papua New Guinea, bordering the Indonesian provinces of Highland Papua and South Papua. The provincial capital is Daru. The largest town in the province is Tabubil. Other major settlements ar ...
. The Giribam 'dialect' may be a distinct language.
Makayam is spoken in Aduru (), Lewada (), Suame (), and
Sumogi Island villages of
Gogodala Rural LLG. The Giribam dialect is spoken in Janor village () of
Oriomo-Bituri Rural LLG.
Pronouns
Pronouns are:
:
''No-, o-, zo-, i-'' may reflect proto-Trans–New Guinea *na, *ga, *ja, *i.
References
Languages of Western Province (Papua New Guinea)
Tirio languages
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