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Puragi language

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Puragi
Saga, Iwaro
Native toIndonesia
RegionPuragi village, Matemani District, South Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua, Bird's Head Peninsula
EthnicityMetemani
Native speakers
(700 cited 1991)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3pru
Glottologpura1253

Puragi (Saga or Iwaro) is a Papuan language of the Bird's Head Peninsula spoken in Puragi and Saga villages, Matemani District, South Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua.

Distribution

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Locations within Sorong Selatan Regency:[2]

  • Matemani District: Saga (Sagu-Garam) and Puragi villages
  • Inanwatan District: Isogo village

Phonology

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Consonants[3]
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Plosive p b t d ɟ k g ʔ
Fricative v ɕ
Nasal m n
Approximant w r j
Vowels[3]
Front Central Back
High i u
Mid-high e o
Mid-low ɛ ə ɔ
Low a

References

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  1. ↑ Puragi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ↑ Ronsumbre, Adolof (2020). Ensiklopedia Suku Bangsa di Provinsi Papua Barat. Yogyakarta: Penerbit Kepel Press. ISBN 978-602-356-318-0.
  3. 1 2 de Vries, Lourens J. (2004). "Puragi". A short grammar of Inanwatan: an endangered language of the Bird's head of Papua, Indonesia (PDF). Pacific Linguistics. Vol. 560. Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University. pp. 137–143. ISBN 0858835452.
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