Yonggom is one of the Ok languages of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. According to its speakers, it is part of a continuum of 9 mutually intelligible dialects of Muyu languages which also includes Muyu, North Muyu (Kadi), South Muyu, and Ningrum.Zahrer, Alexander. 2019. First data of Moyu, a lowland Ok language of New Guinea. 11th International Austronesian and Papuan Languages and Linguistics Conference (APLL11 ), 13-15 Juni 2019, Universitas Leiden. Petabahasa by Indonesian Ministry of Education classified this language as Yonggom/Yongkom (BPS:1158 6) spoken in Kampung Ninati, although another name recorded for South Muyu (BPS:0917 2) is Yongon.
Phonology
Consonants LabialAlveolarPalatalVelarNasalPlosivevoiceless voicedFricativeTapApproximant()
/b, d/ can become fricatives [β, ð] intervocalically in fast speech. /k/ can be heard as a fricative [ɣ] in fast speech. /ɾ/ becomes [l] in word-initial position. /j/ is heard as an affricate [dʒ] when following a plosive.
Vowels FrontCentralBackClose Mid Open
/i/ becomes [ɪ] when before /s/ or a word-final /n/. /ɛ/ becomes more close as [e] when before a sonorant back consonant.
References
External links Paradisec has an open access collection that includes Yonggom language materials