Turumsa

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
tqm
User Population

5 (2002 SIL), decreasing. Possibly no remaining speakers (2011).

Location

Western province: Middle Fly district, Makapa village.

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Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Classification
Trans-New Guinea, Bosavi
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 19% with Dibiyaso [dby], 61% with Doso [dol].

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Elderly only. Shifted to Dibiyaso [dby].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Turumsa