Beami language

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

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

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 icon
  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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