Kuman language (New Guinea)
- Kuman language (New Guinea)
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Kuman (also Simbu or Chimbu) is a language of Simbu Province, Papua New Guinea. As of 1994[update], it was spoken by about 80,000 people, 10,000 of which were monolinguals. In 2000 the number of speakers increased to 115,000.[1]
Grammar
Kuman is an SOV language.
References
Hardie, Peter. 2003. Is Kuman Tonal? An account of basic segmental and tonological structure in the Papuan language Kuman. MA thesis: Australian National University
External links
Categories:
- Languages of Simbu Province
- Languages of Western Highlands Province
- Chimbu-Wahgi languages
- Papuan language stubs
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