Ngalum language explained

Ngalum
Nativename:	Sibil, Ngalum Weng^[1]
Date:	1981–1987
Ref:	e18
Familycolor:	Papuan
Fam2:	Central & South New Guinea ?
Fam4:	Ngalum languages
Iso3:	szb
Glotto:	ngal1298
Glottorefname:	Ngalum

Ngalum is the most populous of the Ok languages in Highland Papua and Papua New Guinea.

Phonology

Consonants

		Labial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar
Nasal		pronounced as /ink/	pronounced as /ink/		pronounced as /ink/
Plosive	voiceless	pronounced as /ink/	pronounced as /ink/		pronounced as /ink/
	voiced	pronounced as /ink/	pronounced as /ink/
Fricative			pronounced as /link/
Trill			pronounced as /ink/
Lateral			pronounced as /ink/
Approximant		pronounced as /link/		pronounced as /link/

• /k/ can also be heard as [ɡ] in word-medial position.^[2]

Vowels

	Front	Central	Back
Close	pronounced as /link/		pronounced as /link/
Mid	pronounced as /link/		pronounced as /link/
Open		pronounced as /link/

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mimin. Imanuel H.. Mengenal Suku Ngalum Ok di Pegunungan Bintang. 2020-06-12. suarapapua.com. id.
2. Book: Healey, Alan . The Ok Language Family in New Guinea . Australian National University . 1964.