- Wogamusin language
Infobox Language
name=Wogamusin
region=Ambunti District ,East Sepik Province ,Papua New Guinea
speakers=700 (1998)Ethnologue.]
familycolor=Papuan
fam1=Sepik-Ramu
fam2=Sepik
fam3=Upper Sepik
fam4=Wogamusin
iso2=paa
iso3=wogWogamusin is a Papuan language spoken by about 700 people (
as of 1998 ) in four villages in theAmbunti District ofEast Sepik Province ,Papua New Guinea .Phonology
In non-final positions, IPA|/u/ IPA|/o/, IPA|/i/, and IPA|/e/ are IPA| [ʊ] IPA| [ɔ] , IPA| [ɪ] , and IPA| [ɛ] , respectively. IPA| [ə] appears only in unstressed syllables; when it is followed by IPA|/w/ it is rounded: IPA| [ɵu̯] . [harvcoltxt|Laycock|1965|p=114]
Between vowels, IPA|/b/ and IPA|/g/ lenite to the fricatives IPA| [β] and IPA| [ɣ] , respectively. IPA|/s/ is realized as an affricate, IPA| [ts] , word-initially. IPA|/h/ is velar, IPA| [x] , after IPA|/a/ and IPA|/o/. Word-finally, voiceless stops are usually unreleased. [harvcoltxt|Laycock|1965|p=114]
Phonotactics
The consonant IPA|/ŋ/ only occurs finally. Bilabial and velar consonants may be followed by IPA|/w/ when initial, but otherwise consonant clusters only occur over syllable boundaries, with the exception of the unusual word IPA|/məmt/ ('snake'). [harvcoltxt|Laycock|1965|p=114]
Notes
References
*cite book |author=Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.) |year=2005 |title=Ethnologue: Languages of the World |edition=Fifteenth edition |location=Dallas, Tex. |publisher=SIL International |chapter= [http://www.ethnologue.org/show_language.asp?code=wog Wogamusin]
*Harvard reference
last=Laycock
first=D.C.
year=1965
journal=Oceanic Linguistics
title=Three Upper Sepik phonologies
volume=4
issue=1/2
pages=113-118
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