Puragi language

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Puragi
Saga, Iwaro
Native to Indonesia
RegionPuragi village, Matemani District, South Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua, Bird's Head Peninsula
EthnicityMetemani
Native speakers
(700 cited 1991) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 pru
Glottolog pura1253

Puragi (Saga or Iwaro) is a Papuan language of the Bird's Head Peninsula spoken in Puragi and Saga villages, Matemani District, South Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua.

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Distribution

Locations within Sorong Selatan Regency: [2]

Phonology

Consonants [3]
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Plosive p b t d ɟ k g ʔ
Fricative v ɕ
Nasal m n
Approximant w r j
Vowels [3]
Front Central Back
High i u
Mid-high e o
Mid-low ɛ ə ɔ
Low a

References

  1. ↑ Puragi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ↑ Ronsumbre, Adolof (2020). Ensiklopedia Suku Bangsa di Provinsi Papua Barat. Yogyakarta: Penerbit Kepel Press. ISBN   978-602-356-318-0.
  3. 1 2 de Vries, Lourens J. (2004). "Puragi; A short grammar of Inanwatan: an endangered language of the Bird's head of Papua, Indonesia". Pacific Linguistics. 560. Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University: 137–143.


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