Bargam language

Bargam
Bargam
Mugil
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Madang Province
Native speakers	4,000 (2006)
Language family	Trans–New Guinea Madang Bargam; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mlp
Glottolog	barg1252

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Bargam, or Mugil, is a Papuan language of Sumgilbar Rural LLG, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, spoken mainly by adults.^[2] It is divergent within the Madang language family.

The alphabet includes the letter Q with hook tail, Ɋ ɋ.^[3]

Phonology

Consonants^[4]
	Labial	Alveolar	Velar	Glottal
Plosive	p b	t d	k g	ʔ ⟨ɋ⟩^[3]
Fricative	f	s z		h
Nasal	m	n	ŋ ⟨ng⟩
Approximant	w	r l	j ⟨y⟩

Vowels^[4]
	Front	Central	Back
High	i		u
Mid	e		o
Low		a

Stress is usually found on the last syllable if it is closed, and on the penultimate syllable if the last syllable is open.^[4]

References

^ Bargam at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
^ Pick, Andrew (2020). A reconstruction of Proto-Northern Adelbert phonology and lexicon (PDF) (PhD dissertation). University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
^ ^a ^b Hepner, Mark (2006). Bargam Grammar Sketch. SIL International.
^ ^a ^b ^c Hepner, Mark (1992). Bargam Organised Phonology Data. SIL International.

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[e25-1] Bargam at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)

[Pick_2020-2] Pick, Andrew (2020). A reconstruction of Proto-Northern Adelbert phonology and lexicon (PDF) (PhD dissertation). University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

[hepner2006-3] Hepner, Mark (2006). Bargam Grammar Sketch. SIL International.

[opd-4] Hepner, Mark (1992). Bargam Organised Phonology Data. SIL International.

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