East Pauwasi | |
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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]
According to Timothy Usher, the East Pauwasi languages, which seem to form a dialect chain, are: [2]
Usher also identified the Karkar (Yuri) language as Pauwasi.
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 |
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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 |
Some lexical reconstructions of Proto-East Pauwasi by Usher (2020) are: [2]
gloss | Proto-East Pauwasi |
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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 |
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