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Brahman Languages
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. Genetic relations John Z'graggen (1971, 1975) classified four languages as Brahman, Biyom, Faita, Isabi, Tauya. , in the 15th edition of ''Ethnologue'' Ross (2005) broke up Brahman, placing Faita among the (another sub-branch of Madang) and Isabi among the unrelated Goroka languages
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Brahman, Papua New Guinea
Brahman is a cattle station supplied with an airport near the eastern highlands of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. It is located 500 km north of Port Moresby and is 128 meters above sea level.Brahmanat Geonames.org (cc-by) post updated 2012-05-18; database download 2015-06-22 The land around Brahman is diverse. The highest local point is 1,644 meters, 9 km west of Brahman. There are 12 people per square kilometer around Brahman. The area is surrounded by forest. The climate is tropical. The average temperature was 22 °C. The warmest month is August, at 24 °C, and the coolest is February, at 19 °C. Average rainfall is 346.7 cm per year. The rainiest month is March, at 43.1 cm, and the least is August, at 15.5 cm. See also *Brahman languages 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, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madang Languages
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. The family is named after Madang Province and the Adelbert Range. History Sidney Herbert Ray identified the Rai Coast family in 1919. In 1951 these were linked with the Mabuso languages by Arthur Capell to create his Madang family. John Z'graggen (1971, 1975) expanded Madang to languages of the Adelbert Range and renamed the family Madang–Adelbert Range, and Stephen Wurm (1975) adopted this as a branch of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rai Coast Languages
The Rai Coast languages are a family of languages in the Madang stock of New Guinea. Sidney Herbert Ray identified what was then known of the Rai Coast languages as a unit in 1919. They were linked with the Mabuso languages in 1951 by Arthur Capell in his Madang family. Languages Though the validity of Rai Coast is well established, there are ongoing adjustments to membership and internal classification. Malcolm Ross added two languages to Rai Coast, Tauya and Biyom, from the small erstwhile Brahman branch of Madang. The languages are as follows, * Rai Coast ** '' Pulabu'' **Evapia–Kabenau *** Evapia River **** Kow **** Kesawai, Sausi *** Kolom (Migum), Siroi ***West Kabenau River: Arawum– Lemio, Dumpu **Brahman – Peka River ***Brahman: Biyom, Tauya *** Peka River ****North: Sumau, Sop (Usino) ****South: Danaru, Kobuga (= Urigina?) ** Nuru River ***Uya (Usu) *** Kwato (Waube) ***Lower Nuru River: Ogea (Erima), Uyaji–Amowe **Awung–Guabe River The Guab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biyom Language
Biyom is a Rai Coast language spoken in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i .... It has 650 speakers. References Rai Coast languages Languages of Madang Province {{Madang-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tauya Language
Tauya (also Inafosa) is a Rai Coast language spoken in the Ramu River valley, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea by approximately 350 people. The Linguistics Department at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada, has Tauya language resources. Classification Tauya is closely genetically related to the Biyom Language and is grouped with Tauya in the Rai Coast subgroup. The two languages relate although Biyom is spoken higher up the mountains as they border close to each other and have been found to have some similarities in diction such as the word ''kaŋgora'' meaning initiate which was directly borrowed from the Biyom Language. From this it is known that the two languages have had frequent communication as well as intermarriage between the societies. Phonology Consonants In Tauya, four of the consonants ''r, k, kʷ,ʔʷ'' have restrictions to specific parts of word structure. ''r'' occurs in the word-medial position of words in the language and ''k, kʷ'' occur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Z'graggen
John Z'graggen (born Hans Anton Z'graggen on 24 June 1932 in Schattdorf, Canton of Uri, Switzerland; died 20 May 2013 in Menzingen, Switzerland) was a Swiss Roman Catholic priest, missionary, linguist, and anthropologist known for his extensive work on Papuan and Oceanic languages, especially the Madang languages. He has also documented languages in Sepik, Manus, and Gulf Provinces.Z'graggen, John, Karl Franklin. 1975. Comparative wordlists of the Gulf District and adjacent areas. ''Workpapers in Papua New Guinea Languages'' 14:5-116. Biography Z'graggen attended St. Gabriel College at Mödling, where he graduated with a Diploma in Ethnology in 1961. He moved to Madang in 1963, where he then began documenting the local Madang languages. In 1965 or 1966, he enrolled at the Australian National University, where he completed the doctoral thesis ''Classificatory and typological studies in the languages of Madang District'' in 1969. The dissertation was published in 1971 with additio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faita Language
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 In Hinduism, ''Brahman'' ( sa, ब्रह्मन्) connotes the highest universal principle, the ultimate reality in the universe.P. T. Raju (2006), ''Idealistic Thought of India'', Routledge, , page 426 and Conclusion chapter part X ... branch of Madang. Daniels (2017) identifies Gants as its closest relative.Daniels, Don. 2017. Gants is a Sogeram Language. ''Language and Linguistics in Melanesia'' 35: 82-93. References Sources *Daniels, Don. 2015. ''A Reconstruction of Proto-Sogeram: Phonology, Lexicon, and Morphosyntax''. Doctoral dissertation, University of California at Santa Barbara. Sogeram languages Languages of Madang Province Endangered Papuan languages Severely endangered languages {{Madang-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabi Language
Isabi (Maruhia) is a Papuan language spoken in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i .... References {{Kainantu–Goroka languages Kainantu–Goroka languages Languages of Madang Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sogeram Languages
The Sogeram languages are a family of languages in the Madang stock of New Guinea. They are named after the Sogeram River.Usher, Timothy. 2020Sogeram River ''New Guinea World''. In earlier classifications, such as that of Wurm, most of the Sogeram family were called "Wanang", after the Wanang River. The exceptions were Faita, placed as a separate branch of the Southern Adelbert languages, and Mum–Sirva (then called the "Sikan" family), which were classified with the other branch, Josephstaal ( Tomul River). Languages Daniels (2016) classifies the Sogeram languages in three branches, including some recently documented languages.Daniels, Don. 2016. Magɨ: An undocumented language of Papua New Guinea. ''Oceanic Linguistics'' 55: 199-224. ;Sogeram *West Sogeram ** Mand ** Nend *Central Segeram ** Manat ** Apalɨ **North Central Sogeram (Sikan): Mum, Sirva *"East" Sogeram ** Gants ** Kursav **Aisian: Magɨ, Aisi Daniels (2017), following Pawley, resolves the issue of Gants by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goroka Languages
Goroka is the capital of the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. It is a town of approximately 19,000 people (2000), above sea level. It has an airport (in the centre of town) and is on the "Highlands Highway", about 285 km from Lae in Morobe province and 90 km from the nearby town of Kainantu also in the Eastern Highlands. Other nearby towns include Kundiawa in Simbu Province and Mount Hagen in Western Highlands Province. It has a mild climate, known as a "perpetual Spring". It is the home of several national institutions: CRMF Christian Radio Missionary Fellowship, the PNG Institute of Medical Research, the National Film Institute, thLiturgical Catechetical Institute the Melanesian Institute, the Raun Raun Theatre Company and the University of Goroka. Several NGOs also have presences there, including Oxfam and Save the Children. The town's single largest hotel is the Bird of Paradise, owned by the Coral Seas Hotels chain. Coffee is a common cash crop in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
