Turumsa | |
Region: | Papua New Guinea |
Speakers: | 5 |
Date: | 2002 |
Ref: | e25 |
Speakers2: | Possibly extinct (2011) |
Familycolor: | Papuan |
Fam1: | Papuan Gulf ? |
Fam2: | Strickland |
Fam3: | Doso–Turumsa |
Iso3: | tqm |
Glotto: | turu1250 |
Glottorefname: | Turumsa |
Turumsa is a possibly extinct Papuan language of Makapa village (-7.9379°N 142.5761°W) in Gogodala Rural LLG, Middle Fly District, Papua New Guinea.[1] It has been classified as a Bosavi language, and is 19% lexically similar with Dibiyaso, but this appears to be due to loans. It has a greater (61%) lexical similarity with Doso, its only clear relative.[2]
There were only five elderly speakers found in 2002. Today, most people in Makapa village speak Dibiyaso.[3]