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Burum-Mindik

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: bmu

Population	8,250 (2000 census). 1,000 are monolingual. 5,500 in Somba, 4,500 in Siawari.
Region	Morobe Province, Finschhafen District, Central Huon Peninsula, south of Cromwell Range, Burum River valley and west slopes of Kuat River. 30 villages. Many in towns, 1,000 in Lae, scattered in Port Moresby area. 3 airstrips: Ogeramnang, Mindik, Nomanene.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 11, reference number 531
Alternate names	Bulum, Burum, Mindik, Somba-Siawari
Dialects	Somba, Siawari. Lexical similarity: 92% between dialects.
Classification	Trans-New Guinea, Finisterre-Huon, Huon, Western
Language use	Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi], English, or Kâte [kmg].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 80%. Literacy rate in L2: 80%–90%. 7,000 can read it, 6,000 can write it. 7 community schools. Taught in secondary schools. NT: 1996.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	‘Bulum’ is Kâte name for them. Cargo cult place origin in Morobe Province. Self-help movement since 1975. SOV; postpositions. Swidden agriculturalists.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

GASAWAY, Eileen, author. 1997. "Burum morphophonemics."

OLKKONEN, Kaija; OLKKONEN, Soini, compilers. 2003. Somba siawari keugö könaŋi Iŋklis keunöŋ: diksönöri mutukŋi.

OLKKONEN, Kaija; OLKKONEN, Soini, compilers. 2004. Iŋklis keugö könaŋi Somba Siawari keunöŋ: Iŋklis SomSi Diksönöri bohonŋi.  

OLKKONEN, Kaija; OLKKONEN, Soini, compilers. 2007. Somba-Siawari (Burum Mindik)—English dictionary.  

OLKKONEN, Soini, author. 1985. Burum phonology.  

OLKKONEN, Soini, author. 1994. Burum_Mindik Organised Phonology Data.  

OLKKONEN, Soini, author. Available: 2012; Created: 1986. The clitics of the Somba-Siawari language.  

OLKKONEN, Soini, author. Available: 2012; Created: 1987-07-27. The Orthography of Somba Siawari.

Vernacular Publications

Ambi kunöŋ nanŋök malök. 2003.

Ambösakon kembu jaruget. 2003.

Bau meröŋi karömböt. 2000.

Daŋön ni bauköm niŋgima?. 2003.

Erioŋ hala qakimbo. 2003.

Finlan anda malal. 2001.

Gwapölalam hala jupulalep. 2003.

i - u - nöŋ öŋgöbin: buk karbutŋi. 2003.

i - u - nöŋ öŋgöbin: buk yahöt. 2003.

Kantri tosatni nengö kosutnine. 1987.

Kiwarorok aka qejo. 2003.

Kuruk hala kumohol. 2003.

Mandiŋ jupŋi töwöyök. 2003.

Möndök hala mokoleŋ. 2003.

Morönöŋ letota köt ahök. 2003.

Nöŋön nei akileŋak aka Nöŋön söra akileŋak. 2003.

Pato aka poi aziŋi. 2003.

Qela aka qejo. 2003.

Somba misinari mutukŋi. 2001.