Turumsa language explained

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]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup . United Nations in Papua New Guinea . Humanitarian Data Exchange . 1.31.9 . 2018.
  2. Web site: Hammarström. Harald. Forke. Robert. Haspelmath. Martin. Bank. Sebastian. 2020. Turumsa . Glottolog 4.3.
  3. Book: Palmer, Bill . Palmer . Bill . 2018 . The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide . Language families of the New Guinea Area . The World of Linguistics . 4 . Berlin . De Gruyter Mouton . 1-20 . 978-3-11-028642-7.