| Baruga | |
|---|---|
| Bareji | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Oro Province |
Native speakers | (2,500 cited 2000–2003)[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:bjz – Barugadgx – Doghoro |
| Glottolog | baru1268 |
Baruga, also known ambiguously asBareji, is aPapuan language spoken inOro Province, in the "tail" ofPapua New Guinea. The four rather divergent dialects are Tafota, Daghoro, Bareji, Mado. They are part of the Binanderean family of theTrans–New Guinea phylum of languages.
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | |||
| Plosive/ Affricate | voiceless | t | k | ||
| voiced | b | d | dʒ | ɡ | |
| prenasal | ᵐb | ⁿd | ⁿdʒ | ᵑɡ | |
| Fricative | voiceless | ɸ | s | ||
| voiced | β | ɣ | |||
| Flap | ɾ | ||||
| Approximant | j | ||||
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i, ĩ | u, ũ | |
| Mid | e, ẽ | o, õ | |
| Low | a, ã |
Nasalized vowels are also present.
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