Ngalum language
Language in Indonesia
Not to be confused with the Ngaalam language.
Ngalum is the most populous of the Ok languages in Highland Papua and Papua New Guinea.
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ||
| Plosive | voiceless | p | t | k | |
| voiced | b | d | |||
| Fricative | s | ||||
| Trill | r | ||||
| Lateral | l | ||||
| Approximant | w | j | |||
- /k/ can also be heard as [ɡ] in word-medial position.[3]
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Open | a |
References
- ^ Mimin, Imanuel H. "Mengenal Suku Ngalum Ok di Pegunungan Bintang". suarapapua.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-06-12.
- ^ Ngalum at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Healey, Alan (1964). The Ok Language Family in New Guinea. Australian National University.
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