Sam language
| Sam | |
|---|---|
| Songum | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Madang Province |
Native speakers | 780 (2000 census)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
snx |
| Glottolog |
samm1244[2] |
Sam, or Songum, is a Rai Coast language spoken in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.
'Sam' is the word for 'language'. 'Songum' is a village name.
Phonology
Consonants
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p b | t d | k ɡ | ʔ <x> | |
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ <ɳ> | ŋ | |
| Trill | r <rr> | ||||
| Tap/flap | ɾ <r> | ||||
| Fricative | s | h | |||
| Approximant | j <y> | ||||
| Lateral approx. | l |
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Open | a |
References
- ↑ Sam at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Sam". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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