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Puragi language
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| Puragi | |
|---|---|
| Saga, Iwaro | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Puragi village, Matemani District, South Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua, Bird's Head Peninsula |
| Ethnicity | Metemani |
Native speakers | (700 cited 1991)[1] |
Trans–New Guinea?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | pru |
| Glottolog | pura1253 |
Puragi (Saga or Iwaro) is a Papuan language of the Bird's Head Peninsula spoken in Puragi and Saga villages, Matemani District, South Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua.
Distribution
[edit]Locations within Sorong Selatan Regency:[2]
- Matemani District: Saga (Sagu-Garam) and Puragi villages
- Inanwatan District: Isogo village
Phonology
[edit]| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p b | t d | ɟ | k g | ʔ |
| Fricative | v | ɕ | |||
| Nasal | m | n | |||
| Approximant | w | r | j |
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | u | |
| Mid-high | e | o | |
| Mid-low | ɛ | ə | ɔ |
| Low | a |
References
[edit]- ^ Puragi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Ronsumbre, Adolof (2020). Ensiklopedia Suku Bangsa di Provinsi Papua Barat. Yogyakarta: Penerbit Kepel Press. ISBN 978-602-356-318-0.
- ^ a b de Vries, Lourens J. (2004). "Puragi". A short grammar of Inanwatan: an endangered language of the Bird's head of Papua, Indonesia (PDF). Pacific Linguistics. Vol. 560. Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University. pp. 137–143. ISBN 0858835452.
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