| Bargam | |
| Nativename: | Mugil |
| States: | Papua New Guinea |
| Region: | Madang Province |
| Date: | 2006 |
| Ref: | e25 |
| Familycolor: | Papuan |
| Fam1: | Trans–New Guinea |
| Fam2: | Madang |
| Iso3: | mlp |
| Glotto: | barg1252 |
| Glottorefname: | Bargam |
Bargam, or Mugil, is a Papuan language of Sumgilbar Rural LLG, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, spoken mainly by adults.[1] It is divergent within the Madang language family.
The alphabet includes the letter Q with hook tail, Ɋ ɋ.[2]
| Plosive | pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fricative | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | ||
| Nasal | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | ||
| Approximant | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ |
| High | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | ||
| Low | pronounced as /link/ |
Stress is usually found on the last syllable if it is closed, and on the penultimate syllable if the last syllable is open.[3]