Kamasau language

Torricelli language of Papua New Guinea
Kamasau
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionEast Sepik Province
Native speakers
960 (2003)[1]
Language family
Torricelli
  • Marienberg
    • Kamasau
Language codes
ISO 639-3kms
Glottologkama1367
ELPKamasau
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Kamasau is a Torricelli language of Turubu Rural LLG, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.[2]

Dialects

There are three dialects:[1][2]

  • Ghini dialect, spoken in Wandomi (3°52′07″S 143°51′56″E / 3.868514°S 143.865581°E / -3.868514; 143.865581 (Wandomin)), Wobu (3°55′10″S 143°56′00″E / 3.919328°S 143.933212°E / -3.919328; 143.933212 (Wobu)), and Yibab (3°51′58″S 143°51′39″E / 3.866041°S 143.860699°E / -3.866041; 143.860699 (Ibab)) villages
  • Hagi dialect, spoken in Kenyari village (3°45′41″S 143°45′06″E / 3.761477°S 143.751797°E / -3.761477; 143.751797 (Kinyari))
  • Soigi and Segi dialects, spoken in Kamasau (3°44′08″S 143°48′55″E / 3.735538°S 143.815344°E / -3.735538; 143.815344 (Kamasau)), Tring (3°47′27″S 143°50′29″E / 3.790725°S 143.841425°E / -3.790725; 143.841425 (Tring (Tiling))), and Wau (3°47′17″S 143°52′29″E / 3.787993°S 143.87474°E / -3.787993; 143.87474 (Wau 1 & 2)) villages

Ghini dialect is divergent. The dictionary is based on the Segi dialect of Tring.

Phonology

Consonants

Kamasau consonants are:[3]

t ʧ k ʔ
b d ʤ ɡ
ᵐb ⁿd ᶮʤ ᵑg
ɸ s h
β ɣ
m n ɲ ŋ
r
w j

Vowels

Kamasau vowels are:[3]

i u
e ə o
a

References

  1. ^ a b Kamasau at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ a b United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
  3. ^ a b Foley, William A. (2018). "The Languages of the Sepik-Ramu Basin and Environs". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 197–432. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
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