Angor language
Angor (Anggor) a.k.a. Senagi is a Senagi language of northern Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in 11 villages of Amanab Rural LLG, Sandaun Province, including Senagi village (3°40′53″S 141°12′27″E / 3.681265°S 141.20755°E) of Bibriari ward.
Dialects
Dialects are Wai (Central Anggor) and Samanai (Southern Anggor).
Loving and Bass (1964) list these Anggor dialects and their villages:
- Western: Mongo
- Central west: Amandan (3°41′25″S 141°10′05″E / 3.690148°S 141.168092°E), Fisi, Kwaraman (3°39′07″S 141°09′25″E / 3.651891°S 141.156937°E), Puramen (3°39′02″S 141°10′26″E / 3.650583°S 141.17401°E)
- Central east: Akrani, Baribari, Bibriari (3°39′46″S 141°12′49″E / 3.662695°S 141.213604°E), Merere, Nai (3°37′27″S 141°17′23″E / 3.624291°S 141.289758°E), Senagi (3°40′53″S 141°12′27″E / 3.681265°S 141.20755°E), Unupuwai, Wamu (3°40′11″S 141°13′47″E / 3.669845°S 141.229746°E)
- Southern: Samanai
Writing system
Phonology
Consonants
Angor has the following 18 consonants.
Litteral notes the following allophonic processes:
- /ɸ/ is voiced [β] word medially.
- /x/ is voiced [ɣ] word medially.
- /ɾ/ is sometimes retroflexed after /a/.
- Final unstressed vowels, especially /ə/, tend to be elided in speech after voiceless plosives /p t k/, prenasalized plosives /ᵐb ⁿd/, and /m n ŋ x/. Prenasalized consonants are pronounced voiceless and aspirated in this position.
Vowels
Monophthongs
Angor has the following 7 monophthongs.
Diphthongs
Litteral notes the following allophonic processes:
- /e/ tends to be phonetically a glide [eɪ̯] in the medial position (e.g., tefɨ [teɪ̯βə] 'tongue').
- /o/ is generally [ɔ] before [ⁿd] and [ɾ].