Puragi, or Iwaro, is a Papuan language of the Bird's Head Peninsula spoken in Puragi village, Matemani District, South Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua.
Puragi | |
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Iwaro | |
Native to | Indonesia |
Region | Puragi village, Matemani District, South Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua, Bird's Head Peninsula |
Native speakers | (700 cited 1991)[1] |
Trans–New Guinea?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | pru |
Glottolog | pura1253 |
Distribution
editLocations within Sorong Selatan Regency:[2]
- Matemani District: Saga (Sagu-Garam) and Puragi villages
- Inanwatan District: Isogo village
Phonology
editLabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
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Plosive | p b | t d | ɟ | k g | ʔ |
Fricative | v | ɕ | |||
Nasal | m | n | |||
Approximant | w | r | j |
Front | Central | Back | |
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High | i | u | |
Mid-high | e | o | |
Mid-low | ɛ | ə | ɔ |
Low | a |
References
edit- ^ Puragi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Ronsumbre, Adolof (2020). Ensiklopedia Suku Bangsa di Provinsi Papua Barat. Yogyakarta: Penerbit Kepel Press. ISBN 978-602-356-318-0.
- ^ a b 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.