Yonggom language

Yonggom is one of the Ok languages of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. According to its speakers, it is part of a continuum of 9 mutually intelligible dialects of Muyu languages which also includes Muyu, North Muyu (Kadi), South Muyu, and Ningrum. Petabahasa by Indonesian Ministry of Education classified this language as Yonggom/Yongkom <small>(BPS:1158 6)</small> spoken in Kampung Ninati, although another name recorded for South Muyu <small>(BPS:0917 2)</small> is Yongon.

Phonology

Consonants

• /b, d/ can become fricatives [β, ð] intervocalically in fast speech.
• /k/ can be heard as a fricative [É£] in fast speech.
• /ɾ/ becomes [l] in word-initial position.
• /j/ is heard as an affricate [dʒ] when following a plosive.

Vowels

• /i/ becomes [ɪ] when before /s/ or a word-final /n/.
• /ɛ/ becomes more close as [e] when before a sonorant back consonant.

References

External links

• Paradisec has an open access collection that includes Yonggom language materials