Nukuria language

Nuguria
Nuguria
Nukuria
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Nuguria
Native speakers	550 (2003)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Polynesian Ellicean Nuguria; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	nur
Glottolog	nuku1259
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Nuguria, or Nukuria, is a Polynesian Outlier language spoken by approximately 550 people on Nuguria, in the eastern islands of Papua New Guinea.^[2]

Classification

Nukuria is a Polynesian language, part of the Austronesian language family.^[3]

The Nukuria language is closely related to other nearby languages such as Nukumanu, Takuu, Nukuoro, and Luangiua.^[4]^[5]

Status

The language was taught in primary schools on Nuguria and was used for daily communications between adults and children.^[6]

Research on the language (as well as the location it is spoken) is scarce. Past research stated Nuguria was at risk of endangerment; at that point it was still being passed to children.^{[citation needed]} However, recent research indicates that Nukuria is now most likely an extinct language.^[7]

Phonology

The Nukuria language's alphabet contains five vowels: /a/, /e/, /i/, /o/, /u/, and fifteen consonants: /p/, /b/, /m/, /f/, /v/, /t/, /s/, /n/, /l/, /r/, /k/, /g/, /ŋ/, /w/, /h/.^[8]

Nukuria consonants
		Labial	Alveolar	Velar	Glottal
Nasal		m	n	ŋ
Stop	voiceless	p	t	k
Stop	voiced	b		g
Fricative	voiceless	f	s		h
Fricative	voiced	v
Approximant			l	w
Trill			r

Grammar

There is a distinct scarceness of research on the grammar and alphabet of the Nukuria language, but, as with many Austronesian languages, Nukuria has a subject-verb-object sentence structure.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Nuguria at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ Marck, Jeff (2000). Topics in Polynesian Languages and Culture History. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. doi:10.15144/PL-504. hdl:1885/90887. ISBN 9780858834682.
^ "Glottolog 5.1 - Nukuria". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
^ Kirch, P. V. (1984). "The Polynesian Outliers: Continuity, Change, and Replacement". The Journal of Pacific History. 19 (4): 224–238. doi:10.1080/00223348408572496. JSTOR 25168559.
^ Wilson, William H. (1985). "Evidence for an Outlier Source for the Proto Eastern Polynesian Pronominal System". Oceanic Linguistics. 24 (1/2): 85–133. doi:10.2307/3623064. JSTOR 3623064.
^ Nukeria, Ethnologue, retrieved 19 October 2018
^ Blust, R. A. (2009). The Austronesian Languages. Pacific Linguistics. Vol. 602. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. hdl:1885/10191.
^ Ray, Sidney H. (1916). "Polynesian Linguistics. III. Polynesian Languages of the Solomon Islands". The Journal of the Polynesian Society. 25 (1): 18–23. JSTOR 20701126.

[e18-1] Nuguria at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[2] Marck, Jeff (2000). Topics in Polynesian Languages and Culture History. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. doi:10.15144/PL-504. hdl:1885/90887. ISBN 9780858834682.

[3] "Glottolog 5.1 - Nukuria". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2025-02-21.

[Kirch_1984-4] Kirch, P. V. (1984). "The Polynesian Outliers: Continuity, Change, and Replacement". The Journal of Pacific History. 19 (4): 224–238. doi:10.1080/00223348408572496. JSTOR 25168559.

[5] Wilson, William H. (1985). "Evidence for an Outlier Source for the Proto Eastern Polynesian Pronominal System". Oceanic Linguistics. 24 (1/2): 85–133. doi:10.2307/3623064. JSTOR 3623064.

[6] Nukeria, Ethnologue, retrieved 19 October 2018

[Blust_2009-7] Blust, R. A. (2009). The Austronesian Languages. Pacific Linguistics. Vol. 602. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. hdl:1885/10191.

[Ray-8] Ray, Sidney H. (1916). "Polynesian Linguistics. III. Polynesian Languages of the Solomon Islands". The Journal of the Polynesian Society. 25 (1): 18–23. JSTOR 20701126.

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