Yelmek language
Yelmek, also rendered Jelmek or Jelmik,[2] is a language of the proposed Trans-Fly – Bulaka River family in West Papua.
| Yelmek | |
|---|---|
| Jab | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | West Papua |
Native speakers | (400 cited 1978)[1] |
| Dialects |
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | jel |
| Glottolog | jelm1234 |
Yelmek is spoken west of Merauke, between the Digul River and Mbian River. Notable villages are (from north to south) Yelwayab on the Wanam River, Bibikem, Woboyo, and Dodalim (Dudaling). Related Maklew is spoken in Welbuti village.[3]
The Wanam variety might be a distinct language.[4]
Phonology
| Labial | Alveolar | Velar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | voiceless | p | t | k |
| voiced | b | d | ɡ | |
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |
| Approximant | w | l | j | |
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Mid | e | ə | o |
| Open | a |
References
- Yelmek at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Yelmek language". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- 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.
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Wanam Yelmek". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
Further reading
- Donohue, Mark. n.d. Disagreement in the Yelmek NP. Unpublished MS.
- Gregor, Tina (2020). A Documentation and Description of Yelmek (PhD thesis). The Australian National University. doi:10.25911/2GHT-ZP82. hdl:1885/220032.
- Gregor, Tina (2021). "A Phonetic Description of Yelmek". 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. 13–32. hdl:10125/24992. ISBN 978-0-9979673-2-6.
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