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Bargam

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: mlp

Population	3,750 (2003 SIL).
Region	Madang Province, Madang District, North Coast Road just opposite Karkar Island.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 7, reference number 328
Alternate names	Mugil, Saker
Classification	Trans-New Guinea, Madang, Croisilles, Mugil
Language use	Vigorous. All domains. Mainly adults. Ambivalent toward Bargam. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi], Garus [gyb], Megiar, or Matukar [mjk].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: More than 50%. Taught in primary schools. Dictionary. NT: 2001.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	‘Mugil’ refers to a Roman Catholic station. ‘Saker’ is a rare word referring to strength or stability. Agriculturalists: coffee; cocoa and copra production; portable saw mills; fish ponds. Christian, syncretism.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

HEPNER, Carol; HEPNER, Mark, authors. Available: 2006; Created: 1989. Bargam phonology essentials.  

HEPNER, Mark, author. 1992. Bargam Organised Phonology Data.  

HEPNER, Mark, author. 1995. "A graded curriculum for vernacular reading clubs in the Bargam language."

HEPNER, Mark, author. 1995. "Tense, aspect and modality in Bargam."

HEPNER, Mark, author. 2003. "Bargam Awareness Campaign."  

HEPNER, Mark, author. 2006. Bargam grammar sketch.  

HEPNER, Mark, author. Available: 2006; Created: 1992-01. Referential coherence in Bargam.  

HEPNER, Mark, author. Available: 2006; Created: 1996-07. Functions of the Bargam conjunction "teq".  

HEPNER, Mark, author. Available: 2007; Created: 2002-06. Bargam dictionary.  

Vernacular Publications

Bargam nan ahol waqad bilaquq!. 1996.

Bargam nanib leta amulik-mulikmo ginan. 1992.

Muluk awagamun. 1992.

Salaw awagamun. 1993.