Makayam language

Tirio AKA Makayam (Makaeyam) AKA Aturu (Adulu, Atura) is Papuan language of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. The Giribam 'dialect' may be a distinct language.

Not to be confused with Tiriyó language.
Makayam
Tirio
Aturu
Native toPapua New Guinea
Native speakers
1,300 (2003)[1]
Trans–New Guinea
  • Fly River (Anim)
Dialects
  • Giribam
Language codes
ISO 639-3aup
Glottologmaka1315

Makayam is spoken in Aduru (8.388034°S 143.011167°E / -8.388034; 143.011167 (Aduru)), Lewada (8.335225°S 142.780449°E / -8.335225; 142.780449 (Lewada)), Suame (8.352359°S 142.554118°E / -8.352359; 142.554118 (Suame)), and Sumogi Island villages of Gogodala Rural LLG. The Giribam dialect is spoken in Janor village (8.431915°S 142.678616°E / -8.431915; 142.678616 (Janor Hamlet)) of Oriomo-Bituri Rural LLG.[2][3]

Pronouns

Pronouns are:

sgpl
1 no-gaogai-ga
2 o-gaozo-gao
3 igii-ga

No-, o-, zo-, i- may reflect proto-Trans–New Guinea *na, *ga, *ja, *i.

References
  1. Makayam at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Papua New Guinea languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.
  3. United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.


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