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Skou language

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Skou language spoken in Indonesia
Skou
Tumawo
Native toIndonesia
RegionMuara Tami District [id],Jayapura City
Native speakers
(700 cited 1999)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3skv
Glottolognucl1634
ELPSkou

Skou (Sekol, Sekou, Sko, Skouw, Skow, Sukou), orTumawo (Te Mawo), is aPapuan language ofIndonesia.

Distribution

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Skou is spoken in three villages ofMuara Tami District [id],Jayapura City. The villages are:[2]

  • Skou Yambe [id] (Skou name:Te Tángpe), the westernmost and most populous Skou village
  • Skou Mabo [id] (Skou name:Te Máwo), located between Skou Yambe and Skou Sae villages
  • Skou Sae [id] (Skou name:Te Bapúbi), the easternmost and least populous Skou village

Phonology

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Consonants

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The Skou consonants are:[3]

LabialAlveolarPalatalVelarGlottal
Nasalmn
Plosivevoicelessptk
voicedbɟ~ɡʲ
Fricativefh
Liquidlaterall
rhoticr
Semivowelwj

Vowels

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

FrontCentralBack
oralnasaloralnasaloralnasal
Closeiĩɨu
Mideəə̃oõ
Openaã

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]

PitchOralNasal
high [˥]ta

'grass'

'bird'

low [˨]ta

'hair'

'canoe'

falling [˥˩]ta

'arrow'

'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
FreeGenitiveDative
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. ^Skou atEthnologue (18th ed., 2015)(subscription required)
  2. ^abcdDonohue, Mark. 2004.A Grammar of the Skou language of New Guinea. Singapore: National University of Singapore. Available at[1].
  3. ^abFoley, 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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