| East Pauwasi | |
|---|---|
| East Pauwasi River | |
| Geographic distribution | Western New Guinea, Papua New Guinea |
| Linguistic classification |
Pauwasi
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| Subdivisions | |
| Glottolog | east2530 |
The East Pauwasi languages are a family of Papuan languages spoken in north-central New Guinea, on both sides of the Indonesia-Papua New Guinea border. They may either form part of a larger Pauwasi language family along with the Western Pauwasi languages, or they could form an independent language family. [1]
Languages
According to Timothy Usher, the East Pauwasi languages, which seem to form a dialect chain, are: [2]
- East Pauwasi River
Usher also identified the Karkar (Yuri) language as Pauwasi.
Vocabulary comparison
The following basic vocabulary words are from Voorhoeve (1971, 1975), [3] [4] as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database: [5]
Language Emem Zorop Tebi Towei head yebikol məndai məndini mindimna hair yebipai mepai məndini-teke; məndini- teke mindi-teke ear waigi faʔa eye yu dji; ji ei; i ei nose məŋai məndi tooth jokol djurai; jurai kle kəreser tongue metaləp klemalbo leg puke fu(ŋi) puŋwa popnoa louse yemare jemar; yemar mi dog ende jendru; yendru pig fər sər bird olmu awe lumu; olmu yemu egg yen sen alani; membi jek blood mobe mob teri; təri edefi bone kolk əndai gwane; gwano pana skin abe fou; wu ser ser breast muam mamu tree nare; walti nare; war; wiŋgu wejalgi; weyalgi wemu man yube arab toŋkwar tokwar woman elim keke sun yəmar djəmar; jemar maʔa yimap moon djunk wuluma water ende djewek; yender ai eye fire yau dau; ju we we stone yomei andrur kwola mafi road, path mai fiaʔa name ei awei; djei; jei kini ken eat fer fel; fer ne nembra one gərakam aŋgətəwam; əŋətəwam kərowali giona two anəŋgiar anəŋgar kre krana
Proto-language
Some lexical reconstructions of Proto-East Pauwasi by Usher (2020) are: [2]
gloss Proto-East Pauwasi head/hair *mɛ leaf/hair *mbVwai ear *wVpi eye *ji nose *mɛi seed/tooth *jɔ tongue *mɜtaɺVp foot/leg *mbu blood *mɜp bone *ŋgVɺ skin/bark *apV, *jipi breast *mɵ̝m louse *jəmVɺ pig *pVɺ bird *and egg *jVn tree *naɺV, *waɺ man/husband *jɵ̝pɛ woman *VɺVm[i] sun/sky *jəmaɺ moon *juŋg water *Vnd fire/wood *jau stone *mbVɺi path *mVwai name *ɛi eat/drink *pɜɺ one *aŋgVtamb two *anVŋg
References
- ^ 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. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 197–432. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
- ^ a b NewGuineaWorld
- ^ Voorhoeve, C.L. "Miscellaneous Notes on Languages in West Irian, New Guinea". In Dutton, T., Voorhoeve, C. and Wurm, S.A. editors, Papers in New Guinea Linguistics No. 14. A-28:47-114. Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University, 1971. doi: 10.15144/PL-A28.47
- ^ Voorhoeve, C.L. Languages of Irian Jaya: Checklist. Preliminary classification, language maps, wordlists. B-31, iv + 133 pages. Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University, 1975. doi: 10.15144/PL-B31
- ^ Greenhill, Simon (2016). "TransNewGuinea.org - database of the languages of New Guinea". Retrieved 2020-11-05.
External links
Wiktionary has word lists at
Appendix:Pauwasi word lists