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Ok languages

Index Ok languages

The Oksapmin languages are a family of a score of related Trans–New Guinea languages spoken in a contiguous area of eastern Irian Jaya and western Papua New Guinea. [1]

42 relations: Affricate consonant, Alveolar consonant, Approximant consonant, Asmat–Kamrau languages, Bilabial consonant, Bimin language, Burumakok language, Central and South New Guinea languages, Central West New Guinea languages, Dyadic kinship term, Faiwol language, Fricative consonant, Glottal consonant, Greater Awyu languages, Iwur language, Kopka language, Labial consonant, Lateral consonant, Malcolm Ross (linguist), Mian language, Muyu language, Nakai language, Nasal consonant, New Guinea, Ngalum language, Ninggerum language, Oksapmin language, Palatal consonant, Papua New Guinea, Proto-language, Setaman language, Stop consonant, Suganga language, Tangko language, Telefol language, Tifal language, Trans–New Guinea languages, Trill consonant, Urap language, Velar consonant, Western New Guinea, Yonggom language.

Affricate consonant

An affricate is a consonant that begins as a stop and releases as a fricative, generally with the same place of articulation (most often coronal).

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Alveolar consonant

Alveolar consonants are articulated with the tongue against or close to the superior alveolar ridge, which is called that because it contains the alveoli (the sockets) of the superior teeth.

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Approximant consonant

Approximants are speech sounds that involve the articulators approaching each other but not narrowly enough nor with enough articulatory precision to create turbulent airflow.

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Asmat–Kamrau languages

The Asmat – Kamrau Bay languages are a family of a dozen Trans–New Guinea languages spoken by the Asmat and related peoples in southern Western New Guinea.

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Bilabial consonant

In phonetics, a bilabial consonant is a consonant articulated with both lips.

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Bimin language

Bim or Bimin is one of the Ok languages of New Guinea.

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Burumakok language

Burumakok is a minor Ok language of West Papua.

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Central and South New Guinea languages

The Central and South New Guinea languages (CSNG) are a proposed family of Trans–New Guinea languages (TNG).

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Central West New Guinea languages

The Central West New Guinea languages are a group of Trans–New Guinea families in central New Guinea established by Timothy Usher, though with precedents in earlier studies.

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Dyadic kinship term

Dyadic kinship terms (abbreviated or) are kinship terms in a few languages that express the relationship between individuals as they relate one to the other.

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Faiwol language

Faiwol is one of the Ok languages of Papua New Guinea.

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Fricative consonant

Fricatives are consonants produced by forcing air through a narrow channel made by placing two articulators close together.

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Glottal consonant

Glottal consonants are consonants using the glottis as their primary articulation.

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Greater Awyu languages

The Greater Awyu languages, known in earlier and more limited classifications as Awyu–Dumut or Awyu–Ndumut, are a family of perhaps a dozen Trans–New Guinea languages spoken in eastern West Papua.

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Iwur language

Iwur or Morop is one of the Ok languages of West Papua.

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Kopka language

Kopkaka (Kopka) is one of the Ok languages of West Papua.

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Labial consonant

Labial consonants are consonants in which one or both lips are the active articulator.

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Lateral consonant

A lateral is an l-like consonant in which the airstream proceeds along the sides of the tongue, but it is blocked by the tongue from going through the middle of the mouth.

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Malcolm Ross (linguist)

Malcolm David Ross (born 1942) is an emeritus professor of linguistics at the Australian National University.

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Mian language

Mian is an Ok language spoken in the Telefomin district of the Sandaun province in Papua New Guinea by the Mian people.

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Muyu language

Muyu or Kati is one of the Ok languages of West Papua.

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Nakai language

Nakai is an Ok language of West Papua.

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Nasal consonant

In phonetics, a nasal, also called a nasal occlusive, nasal stop in contrast with a nasal fricative, or nasal continuant, is an occlusive consonant produced with a lowered velum, allowing air to escape freely through the nose.

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New Guinea

New Guinea (Nugini or, more commonly known, Papua, historically, Irian) is a large island off the continent of Australia.

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Ngalum language

Ngalum is the most populous of the Ok languages of West Papua and Papua New Guinea.

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Ninggerum language

Ninggerum is one of the Ok languages of Papua New Guinea and West Papua.

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Oksapmin language

Oksapmin is a Trans–New Guinea language spoken in Telefomin District, Sandaun, Papua New Guinea.

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Palatal consonant

Palatal consonants are consonants articulated with the body of the tongue raised against the hard palate (the middle part of the roof of the mouth).

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Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea (PNG;,; Papua Niugini; Hiri Motu: Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an Oceanian country that occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia.

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Proto-language

A proto-language, in the tree model of historical linguistics, is a language, usually hypothetical or reconstructed, and usually unattested, from which a number of attested known languages are believed to have descended by evolution, forming a language family.

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Setaman language

Setaman is one of the Ok languages of New Guinea.

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Stop consonant

In phonetics, a stop, also known as a plosive or oral occlusive, is a consonant in which the vocal tract is blocked so that all airflow ceases.

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Suganga language

Suganga is one of the Ok languages of New Guinea.

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Tangko language

Tangko is a somewhat divergent Ok language of West Papua.

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Telefol language

Telefol is a language spoken by the Telefol people in Papua New Guinea, notable for possessing a base-27 numeral system.

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Tifal language

Tifal is an Ok language spoken in Papua New Guinea.

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Trans–New Guinea languages

Trans–New Guinea (TNG) is an extensive family of Papuan languages spoken in New Guinea and neighboring islands, perhaps the third-largest language family in the world by number of languages.

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Trill consonant

In phonetics, a trill is a consonantal sound produced by vibrations between the active articulator and passive articulator.

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Urap language

Urapmin or Urap is a language spoken by the Urapmin people in Papua New Guinea.

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Velar consonant

Velars are consonants articulated with the back part of the tongue (the dorsum) against the soft palate, the back part of the roof of the mouth (known also as the velum).

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Western New Guinea

Western New Guinea, also known as Papua (formerly Irian Jaya) and West Papua, is the part of the island of New Guinea (also known as Papua) annexed by Indonesia in 1962.

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Yonggom language

Yonggom is one of the Ok languages of West Papua and Papua New Guinea.

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Mountain Ok languages, Ok language, Ok-Oksapmin, Ok-Oksapmin languages, Ok–Oksapmin, Ok–Oksapmin languages.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ok_languages

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