Kamasau language

Kamasau is a Torricelli language of Turubu Rural LLG, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.^[2]

Kamasau
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	East Sepik Province
Native speakers	960 (2003)[1]
Language family	Torricelli Marienberg Kamasau
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kms
Glottolog	kama1367
ELP	Kamasau
Coordinates: 3.735538°S 143.815344°E / -3.735538; 143.815344 (Kamasau)

Dialects

There are three dialects:^[1][2]

• Ghini dialect, spoken in Wandomi (3.868514°S 143.865581°E / -3.868514; 143.865581 (Wandomin)), Wobu (3.919328°S 143.933212°E / -3.919328; 143.933212 (Wobu)), and Yibab (3.866041°S 143.860699°E / -3.866041; 143.860699 (Ibab)) villages
• Hagi dialect, spoken in Kenyari village (3.761477°S 143.751797°E / -3.761477; 143.751797 (Kinyari))
• Soigi and Segi dialects, spoken in Kamasau (3.735538°S 143.815344°E / -3.735538; 143.815344 (Kamasau)), Tring (3.790725°S 143.841425°E / -3.790725; 143.841425 (Tring (Tiling))), and Wau (3.787993°S 143.87474°E / -3.787993; 143.87474 (Wau 1 & 2)) villages

Ghini dialect is divergent.^{[citation needed]} The dictionary^[which?] is based on the Segi dialect of Tring.^{[citation needed]}

Phonology

Consonants

Consonants^[3]

		Labial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Plosive	voiceless		t	tʃ	k	ʔ
	voiced	b	d	dʒ	ɡ
	prenasalized	ᵐb	ⁿd	ᶮdʒ	ᵑg
Fricative	voiceless	ɸ	s			h
	voiced	β			ɣ
Nasal		m	n	ɲ	ŋ
Trill			r
Approximant		w		j

Vowels

Vowels^[3]

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i		u
Mid	e	ə	o
Open		a