Awtuw | |
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Region | East Wapei Rural LLG, Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | 700 (2014) [1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | kmn |
Glottolog | awtu1239 |
ELP | Awtuw |
Awtuw (Autu), also known as Kamnum, is spoken in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea. It is a polysynthetic language closely related to Karawa and Pouye. It is spoken in Galkutua, Gutaiya ( 3°33′56″S142°00′06″E / 3.565508°S 142.001655°E ), Kamnom ( 3°33′09″S141°59′39″E / 3.552454°S 141.994165°E ), Tubum ( 3°34′03″S142°00′13″E / 3.567408°S 142.003722°E ), and Wiup ( 3°33′14″S141°59′04″E / 3.553766°S 141.9845°E ) villages in Kamnom East ward, East Wapei Rural LLG, Sandaun Province. [1] [2]
It is an endangered language, being widely replaced by Tok Pisin.
Awtuw consonants are: [3]
Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |
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Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |
Plosive | p | t | k | |
Rhotic | r | ɻ | ||
Lateral | l | |||
Semivowel | w | j |
Awtuw vowels are: [3]
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
Close | i | u | |
Close-mid | e | ə | o |
Near-open | æ | ||
Open | a |
Pronouns are: [3]
sg | du | pl | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | wan | nan | nom |
2 | yen | an | om |
3m | rey | ræw | rom |
3f | tey |
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