Muyuw_language

Muyuw language

Muyuw language

Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea

Muyuw language (Egum, Murua, Murua Dukwayasi, Murua Kaulae, Muruwa, Muyu, Muyua, Muyuwa) is one of the Kilivila–Louisiades languages (of the Austronesian language family), spoken on the Woodlark Islands, in the Solomon Sea within Papua New Guinea.

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As of 1998, the number of speakers is 6,000, 3,000 of whom are monolinguals. Speakers also use Dobu, Kilivila or Misima-Paneati. Latin script is used.

Dialects include Yanaba, Lougaw (Gawa), Wamwan, Nawyem, and Iwa. The Iwa dialect is transitional between Muyuw and Kilivila. Its lexical similarity with Kilivila is 68%.

Phonology

Phonology of the Muyuw language:[2]

Consonants

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Vowels

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References

  1. [1]
    Muyuw at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. [2]
    Lithgow, Daphne & David (1974). Muyuw language. Dictionaries of Papua New Guinea, 1.; Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea: Ukarumpa: Summer Institute of Linguistics.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)

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