Awtuw language

Awtuw (Autu), also known as Kamnum, is spoken in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea. It is a polysynthetic language closely related to Karawa and Pouye. It is spoken in Galkutua, Gutaiya (3.565508°S 142.001655°E / -3.565508; 142.001655 (Gutaiya)), Kamnom (3.552454°S 141.994165°E / -3.552454; 141.994165 (Kamnom)), Tubum (3.567408°S 142.003722°E / -3.567408; 142.003722 (Tubum)), and Wiup (3.553766°S 141.9845°E / -3.553766; 141.9845 (Wiup)) villages in Kamnom East ward, East Wapei Rural LLG, Sandaun Province.[3][4]

Awtuw
RegionEast Wapei Rural LLG, Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea
Native speakers
510 (2003)[1]
Sepik
Language codes
ISO 639-3kmn
Glottologawtu1239
ELPAwtuw[2]

It is an endangered language, being widely replaced by Tok Pisin.

Phonology

Awtuw consonants are:[5]

ptk
mnŋ
rɻ
l
wj

Awtuw vowels are:[5]

iu
eəo
æ
a

Pronouns

Pronouns are:[5]

sgdupl
1 wannannom
2 yenanom
3m rey ræw rom
3f tey

References
  1. Awtuw at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Endangered Languages Project data for Awtuw.
  3. Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Papua New Guinea languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.
  4. United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
  5. Foley, William A. (2018). "The Languages of the Sepik-Ramu Basin and Environs". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 197–432. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
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