| Sam | |
| Nativename: | Songum |
| States: | Papua New Guinea |
| Region: | Madang Province |
| Speakers: | 700 |
| Date: | 2003 |
| Ref: | e25 |
| Familycolor: | Papuan |
| Fam1: | Trans–New Guinea? |
| Fam2: | Madang |
| Fam3: | Mindjim |
| Iso3: | snx |
| Glotto: | samm1244 |
| Glottorefname: | Sam |
Sam, or Songum, is a Madang language spoken in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.
It is spoken in Songum (-5.5078°N 145.851°W), Buan, and Wongbe villages in Astrolabe Bay Rural LLG.[1]
'Sam' is the word for 'language'. 'Songum' is a village name.
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p b | t d | k ɡ | ʔ | ||
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ <ɳ> | ŋ | ||
| Trill | r | |||||
| Tap/flap | ɾ | |||||
| Fricative | s | h | ||||
| Approximant | j | |||||
| Lateral approx. | l |
| Front | Central | Back | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | ||
| Mid | e | o | ||
| Open | a |