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Abelam
Abelam
Ambelas
Native to	Papua-Neuguinea
Region	Sepik River basin
Ethnicity	Abelam
Native speakers	33,000 (2004)
Language family	Sepik Middle Sepik Ndu Abelam; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	abt
Glottolog	ambu1247
ELP	Ambulas

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Abelam (or Ambulas, Abulas) is the third and most prevalent of the Ndu languages of Sepik River region of northern Papua New Guinea.^[2] Dialects are Maprik, Wingei, Wosera-Kamu, Wosera-Mamu.^[1]

Phonology

Consonants^[3]
		Labial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar
Plosive/ Affricate	plain	p	t		k
Plosive/ Affricate	prenasal	ᵐb	ⁿd	ᶮʤ	ᵑg
Nasal		m	n	ɲ	ŋ
Fricative		β	s
Liquid	lateral		l
Liquid	rhotic		r
Semivowel		w		j

Vowels^[4]
(i)	ɨ	(u)
	ə
	a

[i, u] may be heard as a realization of the sequences /əj/, /əw/ or resulting in syllabic forms of /j, w/.

References

^ ^a ^b Abelam at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
^ OLAC resources in and about the Ambulas language
^ Foley, 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.
^ Palmer, Bill (2017-12-04). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. ISBN 978-3-11-029525-2.

External links

OLAC resources in and about the Ambulas language
Anthony Forge Films and Recordings From the Anthony Forge Papers. MSS 411. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.

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[e25-1] Abelam at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)

[2] OLAC resources in and about the Ambulas language

[Foley-Sepik-3] Foley, 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.

[4] Palmer, Bill (2017-12-04). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. ISBN 978-3-11-029525-2.

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+{{Short description|Ndu language spoken in Papua New Guinea}}
-{{Infobox Language
+{{Infobox language
 |name=Abelam
-|nativename=Ambelas
+|nativename=''Ambelas''
-|region=[[Sepik River]] basin, [[Papua New Guinea]]
+|states=[[Papua New Guinea]]
+|region=[[Sepik River]] basin
+|ethnicity=[[Abelam people|Abelam]]
+|speakers=33,000
+|date=2004
+|ref=e25
 |familycolor=Papuan
 |fam1=[[Sepik languages|Sepik]]
 |fam2=[[Middle Sepik languages|Middle Sepik]]
 |fam3=[[Ndu languages|Ndu]]
-|speakers=44,000 (1991)
 |iso3=abt
+|glotto=ambu1247
+|glottorefname=Ambulas
 }}
-'''Abelam''' is the most populous of the [[Ndu languages]] of [[Sepik River]] region of northern [[Papua New Guinea]].
+'''Abelam''' (or '''Ambulas''', '''Abulas''') is the third and most prevalent of the [[Ndu languages]] of [[Sepik River]] region of northern [[Papua New Guinea]].<ref>[http://www.language-archives.org/language/abt OLAC resources in and about the Ambulas language]</ref> Dialects are Maprik, Wingei, Wosera-Kamu, Wosera-Mamu.<ref name=e25/>
+==Phonology==
-[[Category:Languages of Papua New Guinea]]
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
-[[Category:Sepik languages]]
+|+ Consonants<ref name="Foley-Sepik">{{cite book |last=Foley |first=William A. |authorlink=William A. Foley |editor1-last=Palmer |editor1-first=Bill |date=2018 |title=The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide |chapter=The Languages of the Sepik-Ramu Basin and Environs |series= The World of Linguistics |volume=4 |location=Berlin |publisher=De Gruyter Mouton |pages=197–432 |isbn=978-3-11-028642-7}}</ref>
+! colspan="2" |
+! [[Labial consonant|Labial]]
+! [[Alveolar consonant|Alveolar]]
+! [[Palatal consonant|Palatal]]
+! [[Velar consonant|Velar]]
+|-
+! rowspan="2" | [[Plosive]]/<br />[[Affricate]]
+! {{small|plain}}
+| {{IPA link|p}}
+| {{IPA link|t}}
+|
+| {{IPA link|k}}
+|-
+! {{small|prenasal}}
+| {{IPA link|ᵐb}}
+| {{IPA link|ⁿd}}
+| {{IPA link|ᶮʤ}}
+| {{IPA link|ᵑg}}
+|-
+! colspan="2" | [[Nasal consonant|Nasal]]
+| {{IPA link|m}}
+| {{IPA link|n}}
+| {{IPA link|ɲ}}
+| {{IPA link|ŋ}}
+|-
+! colspan="2" | [[Fricative]]
+| {{IPA link|β}}
+| {{IPA link|s}}
+|
+|
+|-
+! rowspan="2" | [[Liquid consonant|Liquid]]
+! {{small|lateral}}
+|
+| {{IPA link|l}}
+|
+|
+|-
+! {{small|rhotic}}
+|
+| {{IPA link|r}}
+|
+|
+|-
+! colspan="2" | [[Semivowel]]
+| {{IPA link|w}}
+|
+| {{IPA link|j}}
+|
+|}
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
-{{pa-lang-stub}}
+|+ Vowels<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v2VCDwAAQBAJ&q=ambulas+language+vowel+phonemes&pg=PA245|title=The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide|last=Palmer|first=Bill|date=2017-12-04|publisher=Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG|isbn=978-3-11-029525-2|language=en}}</ref>
+| ({{IPA link|i}})
+| {{IPA link|ɨ}}
+| ({{IPA link|u}})
+|-
+|
+| {{IPA link|ə}}
+|
+|-
+|
+| {{IPA link|a}}
+|
+|}
+[i, u] may be heard as a realization of the sequences /əj/, /əw/ or resulting in syllabic forms of /j, w/.
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
+==External links==
+*[http://www.language-archives.org/language/abt OLAC resources in and about the Ambulas language]
+*[https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/collection/bb84356520 Anthony Forge Films and Recordings] From the Anthony Forge Papers. MSS 411. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.
+{{Sepik languages}}
+{{Languages of Papua New Guinea}}
+[[Category:Languages of East Sepik Province]]
+[[Category:Ndu languages]]
+{{papuan-lang-stub}}