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 |
| ELP | Lua error in Module:Endangered_Languages_Project at line 21: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
Sam, or Songum, is a Madang language spoken in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.
It is spoken in Songum (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.), Buan, and Wongbe villages in Astrolabe Bay Rural LLG.[1][2]
'Sam' is the word for 'language'. 'Songum' is a village name.
Phonology
[edit | edit source]Consonants
[edit | edit source]| 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 | edit source]| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Open | a |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Sam at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
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