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Kombio-Arapeshan Languages
The Kombio-Arapeshan languages constitute a branch of the Torricelli languages, Torricelli language family according to Laycock (1975), but this is doubted by Foley (2018). Languages ;Kombio-Arapeshan *Kombian languages: Eitiep language, Eitiep, Lou language (Torricelli), Lou, Kombio language, Kombio, Yambes language, Yambes, Aruek language, Aruek, Wom language (Papua New Guinea), Wom *Arapeshan languages: Mountain Arapesh language, Mountain Arapesh (Bukiyip language, Bukiyip), Southern Arapesh language, Southern Arapesh (Muhiang language, Muhiang / Mufian language, Mufian), Bumbita language, Bumbita (Weri language, Weri), Abu' language, Abu' References * {{Torricelli languages Torricelli Range languages, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Sepik Province
East Sepik is a province in Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Wewak. East Sepik has an estimated population of 433,481 people (2010 census) and is 43,426 km square in size. History Cherubim Dambui was appointed as East Sepik's first premier by Prime Minister Michael Somare upon the creation of the provincial government in 1976. Dambui remained interim premier until 1979, when he became East Sepik's permanent premier with a full term. He remained in office until 1983. Geography Wewak, the provincial capital, is located on the coast of East Sepik. There are a scattering of islands off shore, and coastal ranges dominate the landscape just inland of the coast. The remainder of the province's geography is dominated by the Sepik River, which is one of the largest rivers in the world in terms of water flow and is known for flooding—the river's level can alter by as much as five metres in the course of the year as it rises and falls. The southern areas of the province are taken up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arapeshan Languages
The Arapesh languages are several closely related Torricelli languages of the 32,000 Arapesh people of Papua New Guinea. They are spoken in eastern Sandaun Province and northern East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. The Arapesh languages are among the better-studied of Papuan languages and are most distinctive in their gender systems, which contain up to thirteen genders ( noun classes) with noun-phrase concordance. Mufian, for example, has 17 noun classes for count nouns plus two extra noun classes, i.e. proper names and place names. (See that article for examples.) Phonology The most notable feature of the Arapesh phoneme inventory is the use of labialization as a contrastive device. Consonants Vowels Arapesh syllables have the structure (C)V(V)(C), though in monosyllables there is a requirement that the coda be filled. Normally either of the higher central vowels (ɨ, ə) is inserted to break up consonant clusters in the middle of words. Pronouns Pronouns in Ara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weri Language
Kunimaipa is a Papuan language of New Guinea. The varieties are divergent, on the verge of being distinct languages, and have separate literary traditions. Phonemes Consonants Below is a chart of Kunimaipa consonants. Vowels * “ i, e, a, o, and u” Morphophonemics Each stem that ends with a has three kinds of allomorphs: a, o, and e. Allomorphs end with a in a word finally or before a syllable with a. It is the most common ending. O ending appears before syllables with o, u, or ai. E ending appears before syllable with e or i. All of above holds true, except the ending syllable before -ma. In the general morphophonemic rule, ending a appears before syllable with a. In the case of -ma, o appears before the syllable with a. For example, the sentence so-ma, meaning ‘I will go.’ Words Geary, Elaine (1977). Kunimaipa grammar: morphonemics to discourse. Ukarumpa: Summer Institute of Linguistics. Non-suffix In linguistics, a suffix is an affix which is placed afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bumbita Language
Bumbita (But Arapesh) is an Arapesh language ( Torricelli) of Papua New Guinea spoken mainly by older adults, unlike other Arapesh languages. Dialects are ''Bonahoi, Urita, Timingir, Weril, Werir.'' It is spoken in 13 villages of Bumbita-Muhian Rural LLG, East Sepik Province East Sepik is a province in Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Wewak. East Sepik has an estimated population of 433,481 people (2010 census) and is 43,426 km square in size. History Cherubim Dambui was appointed as East Sepik's first premier .... Dialects Dialects are: *Bonahoi dialect: spoken in Bonohol ward () *Urita dialect: spoken in Urita ward () *Timingir dialect: spoken in Timigir ward () *Weril dialect *Werir dialect References {{Languages of Papua New Guinea Arapesh languages Languages of East Sepik Province Vulnerable languages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mufian Language
Mufian (Muhian, Muhiang), or Southern Arapesh, is an Arapesh language ( Torricelli) of Papua New Guinea. Dialects are ''Supari, Balif, Filifita (Ilahita), Iwam-Nagalemb, Nagipaem''; Filifita speakers are half the population, at 6,000 in 1999. It is spoken in 36 villages, most of which are located within Bumbita-Muhian Rural LLG, East Sepik Province. It is also spoken in Supari ward of Albiges-Mablep Rural LLG. Phonology /ʔʷ/ is a coarticulated glottal stop with lip rounding Labialization is a secondary articulatory feature of sounds in some languages. Labialized sounds involve the lips while the remainder of the oral cavity produces another sound. The term is normally restricted to consonants. When vowels involve ... that occurs only in final word positions. Pronouns Southern Arapesh pronouns are: : Noun classes There are 17 classes for count nouns in Mufian, plus two extra classes, i.e. proper names and place names. Noun classes are expressed in noun suffixes, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhiang Language
Mufian (Muhian, Muhiang), or Southern Arapesh, is an Arapesh language ( Torricelli) of Papua New Guinea. Dialects are ''Supari, Balif, Filifita (Ilahita), Iwam-Nagalemb, Nagipaem''; Filifita speakers are half the population, at 6,000 in 1999. It is spoken in 36 villages, most of which are located within Bumbita-Muhian Rural LLG, East Sepik Province. It is also spoken in Supari ward of Albiges-Mablep Rural LLG. Phonology /ʔʷ/ is a coarticulated glottal stop with lip rounding that occurs only in final word positions. Pronouns Southern Arapesh pronouns are: : Noun classes There are 17 classes for count nouns in Mufian, plus two extra classes, i.e. proper names and place names. Noun classes are expressed in noun suffixes, adjective suffixes, and verb prefixes. Although Southern Arapesh has more than a dozen noun classes, only four noun classes are determined by semantics, while the other noun classes are determined phonologically using the final root segment (a feature t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Arapesh Language
Mufian (Muhian, Muhiang), or Southern Arapesh, is an Arapesh language ( Torricelli) of Papua New Guinea. Dialects are ''Supari, Balif, Filifita (Ilahita), Iwam-Nagalemb, Nagipaem''; Filifita speakers are half the population, at 6,000 in 1999. It is spoken in 36 villages, most of which are located within Bumbita-Muhian Rural LLG, East Sepik Province. It is also spoken in Supari ward of Albiges-Mablep Rural LLG. Phonology /ʔʷ/ is a coarticulated glottal stop with lip rounding that occurs only in final word positions. Pronouns Southern Arapesh pronouns are: : Noun classes There are 17 classes for count nouns in Mufian, plus two extra classes, i.e. proper names and place names. Noun classes are expressed in noun suffixes, adjective suffixes, and verb prefixes. Although Southern Arapesh has more than a dozen noun classes, only four noun classes are determined by semantics, while the other noun classes are determined phonologically using the final root segment (a feature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bukiyip Language
Bukiyip (Bukiyúp), or Mountain Arapesh, is an Arapesh language ( Torricelli) spoken by around 16,000 people between Yangoru and Maprik in the East Sepik Province of Papua New Guinea. Bukiyip follows the SVO typology. The Arapesh languages are known for their complex noun-phrase agreement system (Bukiyip has 18 of these noun classes). Classification There are two primary dialects of Bukiyip Chamaun-Yabonuh and Ilipeim-Yamil (western) and two minor dialects Buki and Lohuhwim. Given significant variation among dialects, linguist Robert Conrad suggests that Bukiyip is likely part of dialect chain that also involves other Arapesh languages. The dialects may be further generalized as Coastal Arapesh and Mountain Bukiyip. Phonology Syllable structure Syllabic stress is usually placed on the penultimate syllable, which has a higher pitch. There are four contrastive intonation contours. # Final Intonation - falling pitch on the last syllable, followed by a pause # Non-final In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountain Arapesh Language
Bukiyip (Bukiyúp), or Mountain Arapesh, is an Arapesh language ( Torricelli) spoken by around 16,000 people between Yangoru and Maprik in the East Sepik Province of Papua New Guinea. Bukiyip follows the SVO typology. The Arapesh languages are known for their complex noun-phrase agreement system (Bukiyip has 18 of these noun classes). Classification There are two primary dialects of Bukiyip Chamaun-Yabonuh and Ilipeim-Yamil (western) and two minor dialects Buki and Lohuhwim. Given significant variation among dialects, linguist Robert Conrad suggests that Bukiyip is likely part of dialect chain that also involves other Arapesh languages. The dialects may be further generalized as Coastal Arapesh and Mountain Bukiyip. Phonology Syllable structure Syllabic stress is usually placed on the penultimate syllable, which has a higher pitch. There are four contrastive intonation contours. # Final Intonation - falling pitch on the last syllable, followed by a pause # Non-final I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wom Language (Papua New Guinea)
Wom or Wam is a Papuan language of the Torricelli language family spoken by 4,264 people () in East Sepik province, Papua New Guinea. External links * Paradisec The Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC) is a cross-institutional project that supports work on endangered languages and cultures of the Pacific and the region around Australia. They digitise reel-to ... has two collections with materials from Wom, one from Arthur CapellAC1 and the other from Don LaycockDL2 References Torricelli languages Languages of East Sepik Province {{papuan-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia (a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia). Its capital, located along its southeastern coast, is Port Moresby. The country is the world's third largest island country, with an area of . At the national level, after being ruled by three external powers since 1884, including nearly 60 years of Australian administration starting during World War I, Papua New Guinea established its sovereignty in 1975. It became an independent Commonwealth realm in 1975 with Elizabeth II as its queen. It also became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations in its own right. There are 839 known languages of Papua New Guinea, one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aruek Language
Aruek is a Torricelli language of 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 .... There is little data to classify it, and it is therefore left unclassified within Torricelli by Ross (2005). There are no longer any speakers in the one village where it was spoken and people of that village say the language is now extinct. References Torricelli languages Languages of Sandaun Province Languages of East Sepik Province {{papuan-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |