Sam language

Sam, or Songum, is a Madang language spoken in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.

It is spoken in Songum (), Buan, and Wongbe villages in Astrolabe Bay Rural LLG.

'Sam' is the word for 'language'. 'Songum' is a village name.

Phonology

Consonants BilabialAlveolarPalatalVelarGlottalPlosivep bt dk ɡʔ <x>Nasalmnɲ <ɳ>ŋTrillr <rr>Tap/flapɾ <r>FricativeshApproximantj <y>Lateral approx.l

Vowels FrontCentralBackCloseiuMideoOpena

References