lingvo.wikisort.org - LanguageThe Nukuma languages are a small family of three clearly related languages:[1]
They are generally classified among the Sepik languages of northern Papua New Guinea; Malcolm Ross places them in a Middle Sepik branch of that family.
They are spoken to the north of the Sepik River near Ambunti, and west of the Ambulas-speaking region of Mapr (near Wosera town).[2]
Pronouns
Pronouns in Nukuma languages:[2]
| pronoun | Kwoma | Mende |
|---|
| 1sg |
an | an ~ na ~ a |
| 2sg.m |
mɨ | mi |
| 2sg.f |
ni | ɲi |
| 3sg.m |
rɨ | or ~ ri |
| 3sg.f |
sɨ | os ~ si |
| 1du |
si | ʃi |
| 2du |
ki | ʃi |
| 3du |
pɨr | fri |
| 1pl |
no | ni |
| 2pl |
kwo | ci |
| 3pl |
ye | li |
Vocabulary comparison
The following basic vocabulary words are from Foley (2005)[3] and Laycock (1968),[4] as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database:[5]
| gloss | Kwoma | Mende |
|---|
| head |
masək | masiki |
| ear |
fuː; mabiya | mampla |
| eye |
miː; miyi | məsokome |
| nose |
sumojɨ; sumwonj | miñompo |
| tooth |
pu; tarəkwi | fu |
| tongue |
kwunja; tarekwoy | tarple |
| leg |
yaːte; yati | kumpa |
| louse |
nəkə; nɨka | nika |
| dog |
asa | asa |
| pig |
buri; poyi | |
| bird |
apu | afi |
| egg |
apo; bey; mpei | fəla |
| blood |
pi | fi |
| bone |
apo; hapa | hapa |
| skin |
mampə | maume |
| breast |
muk; muku | muku |
| tree |
me | mi |
| man |
ma | ma |
| woman |
miːma | nogəpie |
| sun |
ya | ta |
| moon |
nowəka; nɨwɨka | niyaka |
| water |
uku | uku |
| fire |
hi; hiː | hi |
| stone |
papa | süŋkye |
| name |
hi | |
| eat |
a | |
| one |
pochi | |
| two |
uprus | frišip |
See also
References
- Ma, New Guinea World
- 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.
- Foley, W.A. "Linguistic prehistory in the Sepik-Ramu basin". In Pawley, A., Attenborough, R., Golson, J. and Hide, R. editors, Papuan Pasts: Cultural, linguistic and biological histories of Papuan-speaking peoples. PL-572:109-144. Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University, 2005.
- Laycock, Donald C. 1968. Languages of the Lumi Subdistrict (West Sepik District), New Guinea. Oceanic Linguistics, 7 (1): 36-66.
- Greenhill, Simon (2016). "TransNewGuinea.org - database of the languages of New Guinea". Retrieved 2020-11-05.
- Ross, Malcolm (2005). "Pronouns as a preliminary diagnostic for grouping Papuan languages". In Andrew Pawley; Robert Attenborough; Robin Hide; Jack Golson (eds.). Papuan pasts: cultural, linguistic and biological histories of Papuan-speaking peoples. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. pp. 15–66. ISBN 0858835622. OCLC 67292782.
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[fr] Langues nukuma
Les langues nukuma sont une famille de langues papoues parlées en Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée, dans le nord-ouest du pays.
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