Wom or Wam is a Papuan language of the Torricelli language family spoken by 4,264 people () in East Sepik province, Papua New Guinea.
Phonology +ConsonantsLuoma, Pirkko; Henry, Joan; Hoel, Hanna-Marie; James, Dorothy (1999). Wom Organised Phonology Data. SIL International. Labial Alveolar DorsalPlosivePrenasalizedFricativeNasalApproximant The prenasalised plosives /ᵐb ⁿd ᵑg ᵑgʷ/ are plain [b d g gʷ] word-initially. /s/ can be realized as [ts] word-initially. /h/ can be heard as [x] intervocalically. +VowelsFrontCentralBackHighMidLow
Additionally, the following diphthongs can be found: /ei/, /ai/, /oi/, /au/, /ou/.
Stress is phonemic.
External links Paradisec has two collections with materials from Wom, one from Arthur Capell (AC1) and the other from Don Laycock (DL2)
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