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Makayam language

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Native to
  
Papua New Guinea

Dialects
  
Giribam

Glottolog
  
maka1315

Native speakers
  
1,300 (2003)

ISO 639-3
  
aup

Language family
  
Trans–New Guinea Tirio Tirio–Bitur–Were Makayam

Tirio AKA Makayam (Makaeyam) AKA Aturu (Adulu, Atura) is Papuan language of Papua New Guinea.

Pronouns are:

No-, o-, zo-, i- may reflect proto-Trans–New Guinea *na, *ga, *ja, *i.

References

Makayam language Wikipedia