Kursav language

Last updated
Kursav
Kulsab, Faita
Native to Papua New Guinea
Region Madang Province
Native speakers
10 (2015) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 faj
Glottolog fait1240
ELP Kursav
Lang Status 40-SE.svg
Kursav is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Kursav (also known as Faita or Kulsab) is a divergent and nearly extinct Madang language of the Adelbert Range of Papua New Guinea. It was once placed in the now-defunct Brahman branch of Madang. Daniels (2017) identifies Gants as its closest relative. [2]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Madang Province</span> Province of Papua New Guinea

Madang is a province of Papua New Guinea. The province is on the northern coast of mainland Papua New Guinea and has many of the country's highest peaks, active volcanoes and its biggest mix of languages. The capital is the town of Madang.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Madang</span> Capital of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea

Madang is the capital of Madang Province and is a town with a population of 27,420 on the north coast of Papua New Guinea. It was first settled by the Germans in the 19th century.

The Brahman languages, Biyom and Tauya, form a subbranch of the Rai Coast branch of the Madang languages of Papua New Guinea. The family is named after the cattle station and town of Brahman, which lies between the territories of the two languages.

"The Detail" is the second episode of the first season of the HBO original television series, The Wire (2002-2008). The episode was written by David Simon from a story by David Simon and Ed Burns and was directed by Clark Johnson. It originally aired on June 9, 2002.

The Northern Adelbert or Pihom–Isumrud languages are a family of two dozen languages in the Madang stock of New Guinea. The occupy the coastal northern Adelbert Range of mountains, vs. the Southern Adelbert languages, another branch of Madang.

The Kalam languages are a small family of languages in the Madang stock of New Guinea.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Madang languages</span> Papua New Guinean language family

The Madang or Madang–Adelbert Range languages are a language family of Papua New Guinea. They were classified as a branch of Trans–New Guinea by Stephen Wurm, followed by Malcolm Ross. William A. Foley concurs that it is "highly likely" that the Madang languages are part of TNG, although the pronouns, the usual basis for classification in TNG, have been "replaced" in Madang. Timothy Usher finds that Madang is closest to the Upper Yuat River languages and other families to its west, but does not for now address whether this larger group forms part of the TNG family.

Manat, or Paynamar, is a divergent Madang language spoken in the Adelbert Range of Papua New Guinea.

Mum, or Katiati, is a Papuan language of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.

Apalɨ (Apal), or Emerum, is a Papuan language of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. Akɨ and Acɨ are two dialects that are quite different from each other.

Gants, or in native orthography Gaj, is a Madang language of Papua New Guinea.

Sirva, or Sileibi, is a Papuan language of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.

Mand, or Atemble, is a Papuan language of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.

Aisi, or Musak, is a Papuan language of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.

Yangulam is a Rai Coast language spoken in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.

The South Adelbert or Southern Adelbert Range languages are a family of languages in the Madang stock of New Guinea, spoken along the tributaries of the Ramu River in the watershed of the Adelbert Range.

Magɨ is a moribund Papuan language of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. It was discovered in 2012. It is spoken in the village of Wanang.

The Sogeram languages are a family of languages in the Madang stock of New Guinea. They are named after the Sogeram River.

The Wanang River is a river in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.

References

  1. Kursav at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  2. Daniels, Don. 2017. Gants is a Sogeram Language. Language and Linguistics in Melanesia 35: 82-93.

Sources