| Awtuw | |
| Speakers: | 700 |
| Date: | 2014 |
| Ref: | e25 |
| Familycolor: | Papuan |
| Iso3: | kmn |
| Glotto: | awtu1239 |
| Glottorefname: | Awtuw |
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 (-3.5655°N 142.0017°W), Kamnom (-3.5525°N 141.9942°W), Tubum (-3.5674°N 142.0037°W), and Wiup (-3.5538°N 141.9845°W) villages in Kamnom East ward, East Wapei Rural LLG, Sandaun Province.[1]
It is an endangered language, being widely replaced by Tok Pisin.
Awtuw consonants are:
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | ||
| Plosive | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | ||
| Rhotic | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | |||
| Lateral | pronounced as /link/ | ||||
| Semivowel | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ |
Awtuw vowels are:
| Front | Central | Back | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | ||
| Close-mid | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | |
| Near-open | pronounced as /link/ | |||
| Open | pronounced as /link/ |
Pronouns are:[2]
| sg | du | pl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wan | nan | nom |
| 2 | yen | an | om |
| 3m | rey | ræw | rom |
| 3f | tey |