Bargam, or Mugil, is a Papuan language of Sumgilbar Rural LLG, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, spoken mainly by adults.[2] It is divergent within the Madang language family.
| Bargam | |
|---|---|
| Mugil | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Madang Province |
Native speakers | 4,000 (2006)[1] |
Trans–New Guinea
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mlp |
| Glottolog | barg1252 |
The alphabet includes the letter Q with hook tail, Ɋ ɋ.[3]
Phonology
edit| Labial | Alveolar | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p b | t d | k g | ʔ ⟨ɋ⟩[3] |
| Fricative | f | s z | h | |
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ ⟨ng⟩ | |
| Approximant | w | r l | j ⟨y⟩ |
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | u | |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Low | a |
Stress is usually found on the last syllable if it is closed, and on the penultimate syllable if the last syllable is open.[4]
References
edit- ^ Bargam at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Pick, Andrew (2020). A reconstruction of Proto-Northern Adelbert phonology and lexicon (PDF) (PhD dissertation). University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
- ^ a b Hepner, Mark (2006). Bargam Grammar Sketch. SIL International.
- ^ a b c Hepner, Mark (1992). Bargam Organised Phonology Data. SIL International.