Wom language (Papua New Guinea)

Wom
RegionEast Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea (12 villages)
Native speakers
4,300 (2003)
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3wmo
Glottologwomp1235
ELPWom

Wom or Wam is a Papuan language of the Torricelli language family spoken by 4,264 people (as of 2003) in East Sepik province, Papua New Guinea.

Phonology

Consonants
Labial Alveolar Dorsal
plain labial
Plosive p t k kʷ
Prenasalized ᵐb ⁿd ᵑg ᵑgʷ
Fricative s h
Nasal m n
Approximant l j w
Vowels
Front Central Back
High i u
Mid e o
Low a

Additionally, the following diphthongs can be found: /ei/, /ai/, /oi/, /au/, /ou/.

Stress is phonemic.

References

  1. ↑ Wom at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. 1 2 3 Luoma, Pirkko; Henry, Joan; Hoel, Hanna-Marie; James, Dorothy (1999). Wom Organised Phonology Data. SIL International.