Bargam | |
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Mugil | |
Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Madang Province |
Native speakers | 4,000 (2006) [1] |
Trans–New Guinea
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
mlp |
Glottolog |
barg1252 |
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]
Labial | Alveolar | Velar | Glottal | |
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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⟩ |
Front | Central | Back | |
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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]