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1 Distribution  




2 Phonology  


2.1  Consonants  




2.2  Vowels  




2.3  Tone  






3 Pronouns  




4 References  













Skou language






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Skou
Tumawo
Native toIndonesia
RegionMuara Tami District [id], Jayapura Regency

Native speakers

(700 cited 1999)[1]

Language family

Skou

Language codes
ISO 639-3skv
Glottolognucl1634
ELPSkou

Skou (Sekol, Sekou, Sko, Skouw, Skow, Sukou), or Tumawo (Te Mawo), is a Papuan languageofIndonesia.

Distribution

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Skou is spoken in three villages of Muara Tami District [id], Jayapura Regency. The villages are:[2]

Phonology

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Consonants

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The Skou consonants are:[3]

Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n
Plosive voiceless p t k
voiced b ɟ~ɡʲ
Fricative f h
Liquid lateral l
rhotic r
Semivowel w j

Vowels

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Vowels can be nasalized, except for /ɨ/ and /u/.[3]

Front Central Back
oral nasal oral nasal oral nasal
Close i ĩ ɨ u
Mid e ẽ ə ə̃ o õ
Open a ã

Tone

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Skou contrasts three different tones in monosyllables: high, low and falling, which can be combined with nasality for a six-way contrast.[2]

Pitch Oral Nasal
high [˥] ta

'grass'

tã

'bird'

low [˨] ta

'hair'

tã

'canoe'

falling [˥˩] ta

'arrow'

tã

'machete'

Tone in Skou is affiliated with each word, rather than with each syllable.

In addition to lexical differences in tone, tone has grammatical functions. [2]

For instance, tense in Skou is differentiated by tone.

non-past tense forms
[ni hu]

falling-falling 'I sew'

[ni ha]

falling-high 'I stand'

[ni hũ]

falling-low 'I drink'

past tense forms
[ni hu]

falling-low 'I sewed'

[ni ha]

falling-low 'I stood'

[ni hũ]

falling-low

'I drank'

Pronouns

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Skou differentiates three types of pronouns: free pronouns, genitive pronouns and dative pronouns. [2]

Pronouns
Free Genitive Dative
1SG [ni˥˩] [ni˥˩] [nɛ˨]
1PL [nɛ˨] [nɛ˥˩] [nɛ˨]
2SG [mɛ˥˩] [mɛ˥˩] [mɛ˨]
2PL [ɛ˨] [ɛ˥˩] [ɛ˨]
3SG.NF [kɛ˨] [kɛ˥] [kɛ˨]
3SG.F [pɛ˨] [pɛ˥˩] [pɛ˨]
3PL [tɛ˨] [tɛ˥˩] [tɛ˨]

References

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  1. ^ SkouatEthnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  • ^ a b c d Donohue, Mark. 2004. A Grammar of the Skou language of New Guinea. Singapore: National University of Singapore. Available at [1].
  • ^ a b Foley, William A. (2018). "The Languages of the Sepik-Ramu Basin and Environs". 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. 197–432. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.

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