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Sam language
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| Sam | |
|---|---|
| Songum | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Madang Province |
Native speakers | 700 (2003)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | snx |
| Glottolog | samm1244 |
Sam, or Songum, is a Madang language spoken in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.
It is spoken in Songum (5°30′28″S 145°51′04″E / 5.50779°S 145.851042°E), Buan, and Wongbe villages in Astrolabe Bay Rural LLG.[1][2]
'Sam' is the word for 'language'. 'Songum' is a village name.
Phonology
[edit]Consonants
[edit]| Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p b | t d | k ɡ | ʔ <x> | |
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ <ɳ> | ŋ | |
| Trill | r <rr> | ||||
| Tap/flap | ɾ <r> | ||||
| Fricative | s | h | |||
| Approximant | j <y> | ||||
| Lateral approx. | l |
Vowels
[edit]| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Open | a |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Sam at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
