Fas language
Fas (a.k.a. Momu, Bembi) is the eponymous language of the small Fas language family of Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.
| Fas | |
|---|---|
| Momu | |
| Region | Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | 2,500 (2000 census)[1] |
Fas
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | fqs |
| Glottolog | fass1245 |
| ELP | Fas[2] |
| Coordinates: 3.253331°S 141.425202°E | |
Fas was once mistakenly placed in the Kwomtari family, confusing their classification. Its only demonstrated relative is actually Baibai, with which it is 40% cognate. See Fas languages for details.
Locations
Ethnologue lists Fas-speaking villages as Fas (3.198947°S 141.479718°E; 3.335326°S 141.652462°E), Fugumui (3.253331°S 141.425202°E), Kilifas, Utai (3.390507°S 141.583997°E), and Wara Mayu villages of Walsa Rural LLG and Amanab Rural LLG of Sandaun Province.[3]
Baron (2007) lists Fas-speaking villages as Yo, Sumumini, Wara Mayu, Kilifas, Fugumui, Fas 2, Fas 3, Finamui, Fugeri, Aiamina, Tamina 1, Nebike, Tamina 2, Utai, Mumuru, Savamui, and Mori.[4]
References
- Fas at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Endangered Languages Project data for Fas.
- 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.
- Baron, Wietze (October 2007). "The Kwomtari Phylum". Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- Baron, Wietze (1983a). "Cases of counter-feeding in Fas". Language and Linguistics in Melanesia. 14: 138–149. OCLC 9188672.
- Blake, Fiona (2007). Spatial Reference in Momu (BA thesis). The University of Sydney. hdl:2123/1919.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Honeyman, Thomas Tout (2016). A grammar of Momu, a language of Papua New Guinea (PhD thesis). Australian National University. doi:10.25911/5d70f1b69a565. hdl:1885/132961.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
External links
- ELAR archive of Fas (Momu) language documentation materials
- Fas word list (Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database)