Bitur language
(Redirected from Bituri language)
| Bitur | |
|---|---|
| Mutum | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | (860 cited 2000 census)[1] |
Trans–New Guinea
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mcc |
| Glottolog | bitu1242 |
Bitur (Bituri, Paswam, Mutum[2]) is a Papuan language of Western Province, Papua New Guinea.
Bitur is spoken in Bisuaka (8°32′26″S 142°42′03″E / 8.540481°S 142.70092°E), Kasimap (8°35′22″S 142°50′29″E / 8.589363°S 142.841446°E), Petom (8°37′28″S 142°41′19″E / 8.624387°S 142.688669°E), Tewara (8°30′51″S 142°45′12″E / 8.51406°S 142.753434°E), and Upiara (8°32′47″S 142°38′57″E / 8.546301°S 142.64927°E) villages of Oriomo-Bituri Rural LLG.[1][3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Bitur at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ↑ Evans, Nicholas (2018). "The languages of Southern New Guinea". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 641–774. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
- ↑ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
Further reading
[edit]- Rogers, Phillip G. (2021). "The Phonetics of Bitur". In Lindsey, Kate L.; Schokkin, Dineke (eds.). Phonetic Fieldwork in Southern New Guinea. Language Documentation & Conservation Special Publication No. 24. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press. pp. 108–119. hdl:10125/24996. ISBN 978-0-9979673-2-6.
External links
[edit]- ELAR collection: Documentation and description of Bitur and preliminary investigation of the moribund Abom language deposited by Phillip Rogers
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