Turumsa | |
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Region | Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | 5 (2002)[1] Possibly extinct (2011)[1] |
Papuan Gulf ?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | tqm |
Glottolog | turu1250 |
ELP | Turumsa |
Turumsa is a possibly extinctPapuan language of Makapa village (7°56′16″S142°34′34″E / 7.937872°S 142.576135°E /-7.937872; 142.576135 (Makapa)) inGogodala Rural LLG,Middle Fly District,Papua New Guinea.[1][2] It has been classified as aBosavi language, and is 19% lexically similar withDibiyaso, but this appears to be due to loans. It has a greater (61%) lexical similarity withDoso, its only clear relative.[3]
There were only five elderly speakers found in 2002. Today, most people in Makapa village speakDibiyaso.[4]
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