Bitur language explained

Bitur
Nativename:	Mutum
States:	Papua New Guinea
Speakers:	860
Date:	2000 census
Ref:	e25
Familycolor:	Papuan
Fam1:	Trans–New Guinea
Fam2:	Fly River (Anim)
Fam3:	Tirio
Fam4:	Tirio–Bitur–Were
Iso3:	mcc
Glotto:	bitu1242
Glottorefname:	Bitur

Bitur (Bituri, Paswam, Mutum^[1]) is Papuan language of Western Province, Papua New Guinea.

Bitur is spoken in Bisuaka (-8.5405°N 142.7009°W), Kasimap (-8.5894°N 142.8414°W), Petom (-8.6244°N 142.6887°W), Tewara (-8.5141°N 142.7534°W), and Upiara (-8.5463°N 142.6493°W) villages of Oriomo-Bituri Rural LLG.^[2]

Further reading

• Book: Rogers, Phillip G. . Phonetic Fieldwork in Southern New Guinea . 2021 . University of Hawai'i Press . 978-0-9979673-2-6 . Lindsey . Kate L. . Language Documentation & Conservation Special Publication No. 24 . Honolulu . 108–119 . en . The Phonetics of Bitur . 10125/24996 . Schokkin . Dineke . free.

External links

• ELAR collection: Documentation and description of Bitur and preliminary investigation of the moribund Abom language deposited by Phillip Rogers

Notes and References

1. Book: Evans, Nicholas . The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide . 2018 . De Gruyter Mouton . 978-3-11-028642-7 . Palmer . Bill . The World of Linguistics . 4 . Berlin . 641–774 . en . The languages of Southern New Guinea.
2. Web site: Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup . United Nations in Papua New Guinea . Humanitarian Data Exchange . 1.31.9 . 2018.