Yonggom language

Yonggom is one of the Ok languages of West Papua and Papua New Guinea. It is very close to North Muyu, which is also called 'Yonggom'.

Not to be confused with Yonggom Wambon language.
Yonggom
RegionWestern Province, Papua New Guinea
Native speakers
6,000 (1999)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3yon
Glottologyong1280
ELPYonggom

Phonology

Consonants
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar
Nasal m n ŋ
Plosive voiceless p t k kʷ
voiced b d ɡ
Fricative s
Tap ɾ
Approximant w (l) j
  • /b, d/ can become fricatives [β, ð] intervocalically in fast speech.
  • /k/ can be heard as a fricative [ɣ] in fast speech.
  • /ɾ/ becomes [l] in word-initial position.
  • /j/ is heard as an affricate [dʒ] when following a plosive.

Vowels
Front Central Back
Close i iː u uː
Mid ɛ ɛː o oː
Open a aː
  • /i/ becomes [ɪ] when before /s/ or a word-final /n/.
  • /ɛ/ becomes more close as [e] when before a sonorant back consonant.[2]

References
  1. Yonggom at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Christensen, Steve (2002). Yongkom (Yonggom, Yongom) Language. Organised Phonology Data: SIL.
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