Ngalum language

Not to be confused with the Ngaalam language.

Ngalum is the most populous of the Ok languages in Highland Papua and Papua New Guinea.

Ngalum
Sibil, Ngalum Weng[1]
Region	Highland Papua, Sandaun
Ethnicity	Ngalum
Native speakers	(20,000 cited 1981–1987)[2]
Language family	Trans–New Guinea Central & South New Guinea ? Ok Ngalum languages Ngalum
Language codes
ISO 639-3	szb
Glottolog	ngal1298
ELP	Ngalum

Phonology

Consonants

		Labial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar
Nasal		m	n		ŋ
Plosive	voiceless	p	t		k
	voiced	b	d
Fricative			s
Trill			r
Lateral			l
Approximant		w		j

• /k/ can also be heard as [ɡ] in word-medial position.^[3]

Vowels

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i		u
Mid	e		o
Open		a