Urat language
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| Urat | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | East Sepik Province |
Native speakers | 7,000 (2017)[1] |
Torricelli
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | urt |
| Glottolog | urat1244 |
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Urat (Wasep, Wusyep) is a Torricelli language spoken by a decreasing number of people in Papua New Guinea.
It is spoken by 2,480 people in Wasep Ngau (North Urat dialect), 2,060 in Wusyep Yihre (Central Urat dialect), 1,210 in Wasep Yam (South Urat dialect), and 550 in Wusyep Tep (East Urat dialect).[1][2]
Phonology
[edit | edit source]Unusually for a Papuan language, Urat has four voiceless liquids and semivowels, which are ɬ, r̥, w̥, and j̥. Urat consonants are:[3]
p t ʧ k ʔ ᵐb ⁿd ᶮʤ ᵑg s ʃ h m n ɲ ŋ l ɬ r r̥ ̥w j w̥ j̥
Urat vowels are:[3]
i u e o a
Pronouns
[edit | edit source]Pronouns are:[3]
sg pl 1 ŋam poi 2 nin yip 3m kin tiŋe 3f ti
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Barnes, Barney. 1989. Urat Grammar Essentials. Unpublished manuscript. Ukarumpa, PNG: Summer Institute of Linguistics.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Urat at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
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