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]
| East Pauwasi | |
|---|---|
| East Pauwasi River | |
| Geographic distribution | Western New Guinea, Papua New Guinea |
| Linguistic classification | Pauwasi
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| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | east2530 |
Languages
editAccording 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.
Lexical reconstruction
editSome 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
Vocabulary comparison
editThe following basic vocabulary words are from Voorhoeve (1971, 1975),[3][4] as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database.[5]
The words cited constitute translation equivalents, whether they are cognate (e.g. məndai, məndini, mindimna for “head”) or not (e.g. kolk, əndai, gwane for “bone”).
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
References
edit- ^ 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.
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