Beami language

Beami (Bedamini, Bedamuni, Mougulu) is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea. Komofio is a dialect.

Beami
RegionPapua New Guinea
EthnicityKaluli
Native speakers
5,000 (2006)[1]
Trans–New Guinea
Language codes
ISO 639-3beo
Glottologbeam1240

Phonology

Consonants
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n
Plosive voiceless p t k
voiced b d ɡ
Fricative f s h
Lateral l
Tap ɺ
Approximant w j

Vowels
Front Central Back
Close i u
Mid e ɔ
Open a

/a/ can also be heard as [æ].[2]

References
  1. Beami at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) closed access
  2. Shaw, Daniel (1986). "The Bosavi language family". In Papers in New Guinea Linguistics. Vol. 24. Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University. pp. 45–76.
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