title: Yamben language
text: # Yamben language
  
  Yamben (Yaben) is a Trans–New Guinea language of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. It was first documented by Andrew Pick in the 2010s and classified by Pick (2019) as a probable primary branch of Madang, though its precise classification is still pending further research. Although surrounded by Croisilles languages, Yamben is not one of them.
  
  Yamben (Yaben) was not previously noticed by other scholars due to confusion with the nearby language of the same name.
  
  Yamben is spoken in the single village of Yambarik (4°46′16″S 145°34′12″E﻿ / ﻿4.771029°S 145.570102°E﻿ / -4.771029; 145.570102﻿ (Yambrik)) in Imbab ward, Sumgilbar Rural LLG, and is reachable via a few hours' hike into the Adelbert Mountains from Tokain village.
  
  ## Phonology
  
  Unlike other languages belonging to the Madang branch, Yamben has a palatal nasal consonant (/ɲ/) and a labiovelar consonant series.
  
  ## Basic vocabulary
  
  Basic vocabulary in Yamben and nearby Croisilles languages:
  
      glossYambenYabenManepGabakBarem mandambumunanumunumurmamunden namebuɲimuɲim(u)unimvinunim fireaŋgajimutaandupakutmunduv treeaŋgannamumunduŋamwam louseaŋgungunugunuigungun birdakiemmalʌgwanunambeliweŋmunuŋgan housemʷanmuɲiamunkavenamun toothananjinʌnananaŋaneknanaŋ headkumutazikumudautsa eyemambudummagiɲomusaŋmekmuaŋ
  