Nuclear South Bird's Head languages
Language family of western New Guinea
| Nuclear South Bird's Head | |
|---|---|
| East South Bird's Head | |
| Geographic distribution | Bird's Head Peninsula, Indonesian Papua |
| Linguistic classification | ? Trans–New Guinea
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| Glottolog | sout1516 |
The Nuclear South Bird's Head, Core South Bird's Head or East South Bird's Head languages form a small language family of western New Guinea. They either form part of a wider South Bird's Head language family, or may be an independent language family if not related to the Inanwatan and Konda–Yahadian languages.[1]
Languages
There are six languages:[2]
- East South Bird's Head
- Kais (Kampong Baru)
- Iwaro–Kaburi
- Kaburi
- Puragi (Iwaro)
- Kokoda–Arandai
- Kokoda (Tarof, Kasuweri)
- Arandai
- Kemberano (Weriagar, Barau)
- Dombano (Tomu)
Proto-language
Some lexical reconstructions by Usher (2020) are:[3]
gloss Proto-East South Bird's Head body hair/feather *karar ear *qer[aw] nose *mitob tooth *resin tongue *nun foot/leg *sor blood *a[m/p]as bone *toq breast *did louse *kon bird *kanen egg *wuk tree *qemin man *rabin sun *teg[ed] moon *mo[k/q] water *sai path *aum one *onat two *[ou]g
References
- ^ Holton, Gary; Klamer, Marian (2018). "The Papuan languages of East Nusantara and the Bird's Head". 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. 569–640. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
- ^ Pawley, Andrew; Hammarström, Harald (2018). "The Trans New Guinea family". 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. 21–196. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
- ^ Timothy Usher, New Guinea World, Proto–East South Bird's Head
External links
- Timothy Usher, New Guinea World, Proto–East South Bird's Head
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- Duriankere
- Inanwatan
- Konda
- Yahadian
