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Doso–Turumsa Languages
The Doso–Turumsa languages are a pair of closely related languages spoken along the Soari River of New Guinea, namely Doso and Turumsa, that appear to be closest to the East Strickland languages. Pronouns The pronouns correspond very closely. They are: : See also *Dibiyaso language Dibiyaso Bainapi is a Papuan language of Western Province, Papua New Guinea (Bamustu, Makapa, and Pikiwa villages). Classification It is sometimes classified with the Bosavi languages. Søren Wichmann (2013)Wichmann, Søren. 2013A classificatio ... References External links * Timothy Usher, New Guinea WorldSoari River Strickland–Soari languages Languages of Western Province (Papua New Guinea) {{papuan-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soari River
The Soari River is a river in Papua New Guinea. It is located in Western Province, in the southwest of the country, 500 km west of Port Moresby (; Tok Pisin: ''Pot Mosbi''), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the largest cities in the southwestern Pacific (along with Jayapura) outside of Australia and New Z .... See also * Soari River languages References Soari Riversa {Geonamesabout Geonames.org (cc-by) post updated 2012-01-17; database download sa 2015-06-22 Rivers of Papua New Guinea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Province, Papua New Guinea
Western Province is a coastal province in southwestern Papua New Guinea, bordering the Indonesian province of Papua (Indonesian province), Papua. The provincial capital (political), capital is Daru. The largest town in the province is Tabubil, Papua New Guinea, Tabubil. Other major settlements are Kiunga, Papua New Guinea, Kiunga, Ningerum, Olsobip and Balimo. The provincial government has, as with the governments of Bougainville Province, North Solomons, Simbu Province, Chimbu and Oro Province, Northern provinces, sought to change the name of the province. The government uses the name Fly River Provincial Government; however, this remains unofficial as it has not been changed in the Constitution of Papua New Guinea. Geography and ecology Western Province covers 99,300 km² and is the largest province in Papua New Guinea by area. There are several large rivers that run through the province, including the Fly River and its tributary, tributaries the Strickland River, Strickla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papuan Gulf Languages
The Papuan Gulf languages are a proposed language family of Papuan languages spoken inland from the large gulf that defines the shape of southern Papua New Guinea. Languages *Kikorian (Kikori River) ** Kutubuan ** Turama–Kikorian *Strickland ( Strickland and Soari River) ** East Strickland ** Doso–Turumsa * Gogodala–Suki (Suki–Aramia River) *Tua River Tua () is a river in northeastern Portugal, flowing by the border of Vila Real District and Bragança District. It is a tributary of the Douro River. The biggest and most important city it flows through is Mirandela. The Tua line The Tua ... ** Teberan **'' Wiru'' **'' Pawaia'' Lexical comparison The lexical data below is from the Trans-New Guinea database and Usher (2020), unless noted otherwise. Neighboring languages not traditionally classified within Papuan Gulf are also included for comparison. References Further reading *Franklin, K. editor. ''The linguistic situation in the Gulf District and ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doso Language
Doso is a language of New Guinea. It has 61% of its vocabulary in common with the nearly extinct Turumsa language, its only clear relative. It is spoken near Kamula Kamula (Kamira, Wawoi) is a Trans–New Guinea language that is unclassified within that family in the classification of Malcolm Ross (2005). Noting insufficient evidence, Pawley and Hammarström (2018) leave it as unclassified. Demographics ... but does not appear to be related to it; not enough is known to tell if it may be related to other languages in the area. Vocabulary The following basic vocabulary words are from Shaw (1986), as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database: : References Doso–Turumsa languages {{papuan-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turumsa Language
Turumsa is a possibly extinct Papuan language of Makapa village () in Gogodala Rural LLG, Middle Fly District, 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 been classified as a Bosavi language, and is 19% lexically similar with Dibiyaso, but this appears to be due to loans. It has a greater (61%) lexical similarity with Doso, its only clear relative. There were only five elderly speakers found in 2002. Today, most people in Makapa village speak Dibiyaso. References ">qm">Endangered languages listing: TURUMSA [tqm/nowiki> Doso–Turumsa languages Extinct languages of Oceania Endangered Papuan languages {{papuan-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Strickland Languages
The East Strickland or Strickland River languages are a family of Papuan languages. Languages The East Strickland languages actually form a language continuum. Shaw (1986) recognizes six languages, which are: *Upper: Fembe (Agala), Konai * Odoodee (Tomu) *Central/Middle: Gobasi (Nomad), Kubo, Samo Samo (–) founded the first recorded political union of Slavic tribes, known as Samo's Empire (''realm'', ''kingdom'', or ''tribal union''), stretching from Silesia to present-day Slovakia, ruling from 623 until his death in 658. According to ... (Daba) Gobasi, Odoodee and Samo, but especially Gobasi, are also known as "Nomad". Pronouns Pronouns are: : Vocabulary comparison The following basic vocabulary words are from McElhanon & Voorhoeve (1970), Shaw (1973), and Shaw (1986), as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database: Evolution Supposed East Strickland reflexes of proto-Trans-New Guinea (pTNG) etyma are: Samo language: *''(da)subu'' ‘ashes’ < *sumbu *''si''- †... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dibiyaso Language
Dibiyaso Bainapi is a Papuan language of Western Province, Papua New Guinea (Bamustu, Makapa, and Pikiwa villages). Classification It is sometimes classified with the Bosavi languages. Søren Wichmann (2013)Wichmann, Søren. 2013A classification of Papuan languages. In: Hammarström, Harald and Wilco van den Heuvel (eds.), History, contact and classification of Papuan languages (Language and Linguistics in Melanesia, Special Issue 2012), 313-386. Port Moresby: Linguistic Society of Papua New Guinea. tentatively considers it to be a separate, independent group. Pawley and Hammarström (2018) note that similarities between Bosavi and Dibiyaso are likely due to loanwords, therefore leaving Dibiyaso as unclassified. There is 19% lexical cognacy with Turumsa, suggesting contact or perhaps even a genetic relationship Doso–Turumsa language. Distribution Dibiyaso is spoken in ''Bamustu'' (), ''Makapa'' (), and ''Pikiwa'' () villages of Gogodala Rural LLG, Western Province, Papua Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doso–Turumsa Languages
The Doso–Turumsa languages are a pair of closely related languages spoken along the Soari River of New Guinea, namely Doso and Turumsa, that appear to be closest to the East Strickland languages. Pronouns The pronouns correspond very closely. They are: : See also *Dibiyaso language Dibiyaso Bainapi is a Papuan language of Western Province, Papua New Guinea (Bamustu, Makapa, and Pikiwa villages). Classification It is sometimes classified with the Bosavi languages. Søren Wichmann (2013)Wichmann, Søren. 2013A classificatio ... References External links * Timothy Usher, New Guinea WorldSoari River Strickland–Soari languages Languages of Western Province (Papua New Guinea) {{papuan-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |