Puragi language

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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
Iwaro
Native toIndonesia
RegionPuragi village, Matemani District, South Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua, Bird's Head Peninsula
Native speakers
(700 cited 1991)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3pru
Glottologpura1253

Distribution

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Locations within Sorong Selatan Regency:[2]

  • Matemani District: Saga (Sagu-Garam) and Puragi villages
  • Inanwatan District: Isogo village

Phonology

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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

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  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. ^ 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.