Sougb
Manikion
Sougb
Region	Soug Jaya District,Teluk Wondama Regency,West Papua
Native speakers	(12,000 cited 1987)[1]
Language family	West Papuan? East Bird's Head Mantion–Meax Sougb
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mnx
Glottolog	mani1235
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Coordinates:1°30′S133°57′E / 1.50°S 133.95°E /-1.50; 133.95

Sougb, orSogh, is aPapuan language of theEast Bird's Head language family spoken in the east of theBird's Head Peninsula to the east of Meyah and to the south ofManokwari, including the area of Soug Jaya District,Teluk Wondama Regency. It consists of four dialects and is spoken by around 12,000 people in all. The language is alternatively known asMantion, orManikion, an originally derogatory term used by theBiak people.^[2]

Locations:^[3]

• Pegunungan Arfak Regency
  • Anggi District
• Manokwari Regency
  • Manokwari Barat District (in Ayambori village) and Warmare District
• Manokwari Selatan Regency
  • Dataran Isim District: Tubes and Duhugesa villages
• Manokwari Selatan Regency (Bohon dialect)
  • Tahota District: Seimeba village
• Teluk Bintuni Regency (Raw dialect)
  • Manimeri District: Atibo, Pasamai, and Botai villages
  • Bintuni District: Bintuni village
• Teluk Wondama Regency (Wepu dialect)
  • Sougb Jaya District: Kaprus, Siresi, Yarmatum, Reyob, and Nuspairo villages
  • Rumberpon District: Iseren and Watitindau villages

• Stops /b, d/ are always voiced in word-initial and intervocalic positions, but are heard as voiceless [p, t] when in word-final positions.
• The lateral and trill sounds /l, r/ are only heard interchangeably, freely among speech.
• Glides [j, w] are heard as a result of /i, u/ within vowel sequences (such as /ei, ou, ai, au/).
• /ɡʷ/ is written asgb, and normally heard as[ɡʷ̚]. But it may also be heard as[ɡʷ],[ɡ͡bʷ], or[ɣʷ] when in intervocalic positions.
• /n/ can be heard as a palatal[ɲ] when following /i/, and as a velar[ŋ] when preceding a velar stop.
• /h/ can be heard as[x] when in word-final position.
• /ɡ/ can also be heard as a voiced fricative[ɣ] in intervocalic positions.^[4]

• /i/ can be heard as[ɪ] in unstressed syllables.
• /a/ can be heard as[ɐ] in closed syllables.^[4]

• Materials on Sougb are included in the open accessArthur Capell (AC1) and Bert Voorhoeve (CLV1) collections held byParadisec.
• Reesink, Ger P. (2002). "A Grammar Sketch of Sougb". In Ger P. Reesink (ed.).Languages of the Eastern Bird's Head. Pacific Linguistics. Vol. 524. Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University. pp. 181–276.hdl:1885/146144.

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