Skou language

Skou (Sekol, Sekou, Sko, Skouw, Skow, Sukou), or Tumawo (Te Mawo), is a Papuan language of Indonesia.

Skou
Tumawo
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Muara Tami District, Jayapura Regency
Native speakers	700 (1999)[1]
Language family	Skou Western Skou
Language codes
ISO 639-3	skv
Glottolog	nucl1634
ELP	Skou[2]

Distribution

Skou is spoken in three villages of Muara Tami District, Jayapura Regency. The villages are:[3]

• Skou Yambe (Skou name: Te Tángpe), the westernmost and most populous Skou village
• Skou Mabo (Skou name: Te Máwo), located between Skou Yambe and Skou Sai villages
• Skou Sai (Skou name: Te Bapúbi), the easternmost and least populous Skou village

Phonology

Consonants

The Skou consonants are:[4]

p	t		k
b		ɟ~ɡʲ
m	n
f				h
	l
	r
w		j

Vowels

Vowels can be nasalized, except for /ɨ/ and /u/.[4]

i ĩ	ɨ	u
e ẽ	ə ə̃	o õ
a ã

References

1. Skou at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
2. Endangered Languages Project data for Skou.
3. Donohue, Mark. 2004. A Grammar of the Skou language of New Guinea. Singapore: National University of Singapore. Available at .
4. 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. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 197–432. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.

• Donohue, Mark. 2004. A Grammar of the Skou language of New Guinea. Singapore: National University of Singapore. Available at .