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{{Short description|Torricelli language of Papua New Guinea}}
{{Infobox language
{{Infobox language
|name=Wom
|name=Wom
|region=[[East Sepik]], [[Papua New Guinea]]
|region=[[East Sepik Province]], [[Papua New Guinea]] (12 villages)
|speakers=4,264 ({{As of|2003|lc=on}})
|speakers={{sigfig|4260|2}}
|date=2003
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|familycolor=Papuan
|ref=e18
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|fam1=[[Torricelli languages|Torricelli]]
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|familycolor=Papuan
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|script=[[Latin alphabet]]
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|fam1=[[Torricelli languages|Torricelli]]
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|iso3=wmo
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|script=[[Latin script|Latin]]
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}}
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|iso3=wmo
|glotto=womp1235
|glottorefname=Wom (Papua New Guinea)
}}{{For|the Nigerian language|Perema language}}
'''Wom''' or '''Wam''' is a [[Papuan languages|Papuan language]] of the [[Torricelli languages|Torricelli language family]] spoken by 4,264 people ({{As of|2003|lc=on}}) in [[East Sepik]] province, [[Papua New Guinea]].
'''Wom''' or '''Wam''' is a [[Papuan languages|Papuan language]] of the [[Torricelli languages|Torricelli language family]] spoken by 4,264 people ({{As of|2003|lc=on}}) in [[East Sepik]] province, [[Papua New Guinea]].
==Phonology==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Consonants<ref name=opd>Luoma, Pirkko; Henry, Joan; Hoel, Hanna-Marie; James, Dorothy (1999). ''Wom Organised Phonology Data.'' SIL International.</ref>
!rowspan=2|
!rowspan=2| [[Labial consonant|Labial]]
!rowspan=2| [[Alveolar consonant|Alveolar]]
!colspan=2| [[Dorsal consonant|Dorsal]]
|-
!{{small|plain}}
!{{small|[[Labialization|labial]]}}
|-
![[Plosive]]
|{{IPA link|p}}
|{{IPA link|t}}
|{{IPA link|k}}
|{{IPA link|kʷ}}
|-
![[Prenasalized consonant|Prenasalized]]
|{{IPA link|ᵐb}}
|{{IPA link|ⁿd}}
|{{IPA link|ᵑg}}
|{{IPA link|ᵑgʷ}}
|-
![[Fricative]]
|
|{{IPA link|s}}
|{{IPA link|h}}
|
|-
![[Nasal consonant|Nasal]]
|{{IPA link|m}}
|{{IPA link|n}}
|
|
|-
![[Approximant]]
|
|{{IPA link|l}}
|{{IPA link|j}}
|{{IPA link|w}}
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|}
* The prenasalised plosives /ᵐb ⁿd ᵑg ᵑgʷ/ are plain [b d g gʷ] word-initially.
* /s/ can be realized as [ts] word-initially.
* /h/ can be heard as [x] intervocalically.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Vowels<ref name=opd/>
!
![[Front vowel|Front]]
![[Central vowel|Central]]
![[Back vowel|Back]]
|-
![[Close vowel|High]]
|{{IPA link|i}}
|
|{{IPA link|u}}
|-
![[Mid vowel|Mid]]
|{{IPA link|e}}
|
|{{IPA link|o}}
|-
![[Open vowel|Low]]
|
|{{IPA link|a}}
|
|}

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

Stress is phonemic.<ref name=opd/>
== External links ==
* [[Paradisec]] has two collections with materials from Wom, one from [[Arthur Capell]] ([http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/collections/AC1 AC1]) and the other from Don Laycock ([http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/collections/DL2 DL2])

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Torricelli languages}}
{{Languages of Papua New Guinea}}


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Latest revision as of 22:32, 21 January 2024

Wom
RegionEast Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea (12 villages)
Native speakers
4,300 (2003)[1]
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3wmo
Glottologwomp1235
ELPWom
For the Nigerian language, see Perema language.

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

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Consonants[2]
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
  • The prenasalised plosives /ᵐb ⁿd ᵑg ᵑgʷ/ are plain [b d g gʷ] word-initially.
  • /s/ can be realized as [ts] word-initially.
  • /h/ can be heard as [x] intervocalically.
Vowels[2]
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.[2]

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References

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


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