Puragi language

Puragi (Saga or Iwaro) is a Papuan language of the Bird's Head Peninsula spoken in Puragi and Saga villages, Matemani District, South Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua.

Puragi
Saga, Iwaro
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Puragi village, Matemani District, South Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua, Bird's Head Peninsula
Ethnicity	Metemani
Native speakers	(700 cited 1991)[1]
Language family	Trans–New Guinea? Berau Gulf South Bird's Head Nuclear/East Iwaro–Kaburi Puragi
Language codes
ISO 639-3	pru
Glottolog	pura1253

Distribution

Locations within Sorong Selatan Regency:^[2]

• Matemani District: Saga (Sagu-Garam) and Puragi villages
• Inanwatan District: Isogo village

Phonology

Consonants^[3]

	Labial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Plosive	p b	t d	ɟ	k g	ʔ
Fricative	v		ɕ
Nasal	m	n
Approximant	w	r	j

Vowels^[3]

	Front	Central	Back
High	i		u
Mid-high	e		o
Mid-low	ɛ	ə	ɔ
Low		a