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Ninggerum language

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Ninggerum
Ningrum, Muyu
Region
Native speakers
(4,950 cited 2001)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3nxr
Glottologning1274
ELPNinggerum

Ninggerum is one of the Ok languages of Papua New Guinea and South Papua, Indonesia. In Indonesia, the language is called Ningrum and is spoken in Kampung Jetetkun (Ninati District), Kampung Binkauk, and Kampung Detaw in Boven Digoel Regency.[2]

It is one of several related languages called Muyu.

Phonology

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Consonants

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Consonants
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal mnŋ
Plosive pt dk ɡ
Fricative βsh
Approximant wj
Tap/Flap ɾ
Lateral Flap ɺ
Vowels
FrontCentralBack
Close iu
Mid ɛɔ
Open ɐ

References

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  1. ↑ Ninggerum at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ↑ "Ningrum". Peta Bahasa (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-10-12.

Further reading

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