Puragi language

Puragi
Saga, Iwaro
Native toIndonesia
RegionPuragi village, Matemani District, South Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua, Bird's Head Peninsula
EthnicityMetemani
Native speakers
(700 cited 1991)
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

Locations within Sorong Selatan Regency:

Phonology

Consonants
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
Front Central Back
High i u
Mid-high e o
Mid-low ɛ ə ɔ
Low a

References

  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.