Bitur language

Bitur
Mutum
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Native speakers	(860 cited 2000 census) [1]
Language family	Trans–New Guinea Fly River (Anim) Tirio Tirio–Bitur–Were Bitur
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mcc
Glottolog	bitu1242

Bitur (Bituri, Paswam, Mutum ^[2] ) is Papuan language of Western Province, Papua New Guinea.

Bitur is spoken in Bisuaka ( 8°32′26″S142°42′03″E / 8.540481°S 142.70092°E / -8.540481; 142.70092 (Bisuaka (Saguanso)) ), Kasimap ( 8°35′22″S142°50′29″E / 8.589363°S 142.841446°E / -8.589363; 142.841446 (Kasimab) ), Petom ( 8°37′28″S142°41′19″E / 8.624387°S 142.688669°E / -8.624387; 142.688669 (Petom Hamlet) ), Tewara ( 8°30′51″S142°45′12″E / 8.51406°S 142.753434°E / -8.51406; 142.753434 (Tewara) ), and Upiara ( 8°32′47″S142°38′57″E / 8.546301°S 142.64927°E / -8.546301; 142.64927 (Upiara) ) villages of Oriomo-Bituri Rural LLG. ^{[1] [3]}

References

1. Bitur at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
2. Evans, Nicholas (2018). "The languages of Southern New Guinea". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 641–774. ISBN   978-3-11-028642-7.
3. United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.

Further reading

• Rogers, Phillip G. (2021). "The Phonetics of Bitur". In Lindsey, Kate L.; Schokkin, Dineke (eds.). Phonetic Fieldwork in Southern New Guinea. Language Documentation & Conservation Special Publication No. 24. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press. pp. 108–119. hdl: 10125/24996 . ISBN   978-0-9979673-2-6.

External links

• ELAR collection: Documentation and description of Bitur and preliminary investigation of the moribund Abom language deposited by Phillip Rogers