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Sob (also Sob, Usino) is a Rai Coast language spoken in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea by approximately 2,500 people.

Sob
Sob
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionMadang Province
Native speakers
2,300 (2003)[1]
Language family
Trans–New Guinea
  • Madang
    • Rai Coast
      • Peka
        • Sob
Language codes
ISO 639-3urw
Glottologsopp1247
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The Sob language has been labelled under several different names. Among the names are Usino, Usina, Sopu, and Igoi. Usino is the name of one of the villages and the name used for the government station. The speakers of this language do not recognize the name Usino as a name for their language. They use Sob as the name for their language.


Consonants


Labial Apical Palatal Velar
Plosive p b t d k ɡ
Fricative f s
Nasal m n
Approximant w j
Flap ɾ

Vowels


Front Back
High i ɯ <ü> u
Mid e o
Low ɑ

Syllabification


The canonical syllable profile of Sob is (C)V(C). Thus, vowels are required to have a nuclear vowel, and may optionally have an onset and/or coda. The overwhelming majority of syllables have an onset in Sob, forming the unmarked CV shape. Complex onsets and complex codas are disallowed for markedness.

Syllable types in Sob
Single Syllable#__$$__$$__#
Ve 'or'e.ge 'eye'keb fu.gi.a.ga 'light from fire'fi.o 'fog'
CVmi 'louse'ta.ba 'head'u.di.ge 'sand'su.be 'mouth'
CVCnur 'nose'keb kaj 'water snake'a.büs.kaj 'old woman'si.bim 'stomach'
VCam 'what'ag.fe.re.a.ga 'he leads'***gi.tu.ar 'dusk'

Personal pronouns


Singular Plural
1styesini (exclusive); sige (inclusive)
2ndnagnini; ninag
3rdnunini

References


  1. Sob at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)






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