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Leonard Schultze Languages
The Leonhard Schultze (Leonard Schultze) or Walio–Papi languages are a proposed family of about 6 Papuan languages spoken in the Sepik river basin of northern Papua New Guinea. They are spoken along the border region of East Sepik Province and Sandaun Province, just to the south of the Iwam languages. The languages are named after the Leonhard Schultze River, which is in turn named after German anthropologist Leonhard Schultze-Jena. Languages The Leonard Schultze languages are: *Walio languages: Walio, Pei, Yawiyo, and Tuwari *Papi–Asaba languages: Papi and Suarmin Classification The Leonhard Schultze languages were traditionally classified by Laycock and Z'graggen (1975) as part of the Sepik language family. Foley (2018) classifies the Leonhard Schultze languages separately as an independent language family rather than as part of the Sepik languages The Sepik or Sepik River languages are a family of some 50 Papuan languages spoken in the Sepik river basin ...
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Leonard Schultze River
The Leonard Schultze River or Leonhard Schultze River is a river in northern Papua New Guinea. Leonard Schultze Riverin Geonames.org (cc-by) post updated 2012-01-17; database downloaded 2015-06-22 It is named after German explorer Leonhard Schultze-Jena. See also *List of rivers of Papua New Guinea This is a list of rivers of Papua New Guinea. In alphabetical order New Britain *Aemoi River * Apmi River *Balima River (Papua New Guinea) * Johanna River (New Britain) *Warangoi River New Ireland * Aparam River *Lossuk River * Lumis River M ... * Leonard Schultze languages References Rivers of Papua New Guinea {{PapuaNewGuinea-river-stub ...
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Leonhard Schultze-Jena
Leonhard Schultze-Jena (full name: Leonhard Sigmund Friedrich Kuno Klaus Schultze-Jena; born May 28, 1872 in Jena; died March 28, 1955 in Marburg) was a German explorer, zoologist, and anthropologist known for his explorations of German Southwest Africa and New Guinea, as well as for his studies on Mesoamerican languages. In 1912, he adopted the surname Schultze-Jena from an honorary title that was given to his father, gynecologist and obstetrician Bernhard Sigmund Schultze. The Leonhard Schultze River and Leonhard Schultze languages of Papua New Guinea are named after him. Three species of reptiles are named after him: '' Elseya schultzei'', '' Monopeltis leonhardi'', and '' Sphenomorphus schultzei''.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . ("Leonhard", p. 155; "Schultze", p. 238). Publications * Aus Namaland und Kalahari. Bericht an die königlich Preussisch ...
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William A
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name shoul ...
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Donald Laycock
Donald Laycock (1936–1988) was an Australian linguist and anthropologist. He is best remembered for his work on the languages of Papua New Guinea. Biography He was a graduate of University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia and later worked as a researcher at the University of Adelaide in Anthropology. He undertook his Ph.D. at the Australian National University in linguistics and became one among the leading authorities on the languages of Papua New Guinea.Dutton, T., Ross, M. and Tryon, D. (eds.). 1992. ''The Language Game: Papers in memory of Donald C. Laycock''. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. He performed several pioneering surveys of the languages of the Sepik region of New Guinea. The first of these, his Ph.D. research under the supervision of Stephen Wurm, was published as ''The Ndu languages'' (1965), and established the existence of this closely related group of languages. In subsequent surveys, Laycock found the Ndu languages were part of a larger language fa ...
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Suarmin Language
Suarmin, or Asaba, is a Sepik language spoken in Sandaun Province, Papua-New Guinea. Alternative names are ''Asabano, Akiapmin, Duranmin''. ''Glottolog'' leaves it unclassified. Pronouns Pronouns are: : Noun classes In Asaba, noun class In linguistics, a noun class is a particular category of nouns. A noun may belong to a given class because of the characteristic features of its referent, such as gender, animacy, shape, but such designations are often clearly conventional. Some ... affixes are suffixed to nouns. There are five noun classes. Examples: : Class 1 is the default noun class. Modifying adjectives agree with head nouns in class: References {{Languages of Papua New Guinea Definitely endangered languages Papi–Asaba languages Languages of Sandaun Province Language isolates of New Guinea ...
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Papi Language
Papi (Paupe; also known Baiyamo) is an alleged Sepik language spoken in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. ''Glottolog'' leaves it unclassified. It is spoken in the single village of Paupe () in Tunap/Hunstein Rural LLG of 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 .... References Papi–Asaba languages Languages of East Sepik Province Language isolates of New Guinea {{papuan-lang-stub ...
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Tuwari Language
Tuwari is a Sepik language spoken in Sandaun 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 Languages of Sandaun Province Walio languages {{papuan-lang-stub ...
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Yawiyo Language
Yawiyo (Yabio) is a Sepik language spoken in East Sepik 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 Languages of East Sepik Province Languages of Sandaun Province Walio languages {{papuan-lang-stub ...
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Pei Language
Pei (Pai) is a nearly extinct Sepik language spoken in Ambunti Rural LLG, East Sepik Province, Papua-New Guinea. It is spoken in villages such as Hauna () of Ambunti Rural LLG Ambunti Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Various Sepik languages are spoken in the LLG. Wards *01. Ambunti *02. Bangus ( Yelogu language speakers) *03. Waskuk ( Kwoma language speakers) *04. .... References Languages of East Sepik Province Endangered Papuan languages Walio languages {{papuan-lang-stub ...
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Walio Language
Walio is a Sepik language spoken in East Sepik Province, Papua-New Guinea. It is spoken in Walio village () of Tunap/Hunstein Rural LLG in 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 .... References Languages of East Sepik Province Walio languages {{papuan-lang-stub ...
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Leonhard Schultze River
The Leonard Schultze River or Leonhard Schultze River is a river in northern Papua New Guinea.Leonard Schultze Riverin Geonames.org (cc-by) post updated 2012-01-17; database downloaded 2015-06-22 It is named after German explorer Leonhard Schultze-Jena. See also *List of rivers of Papua New Guinea This is a list of rivers of Papua New Guinea. In alphabetical order New Britain *Aemoi River * Apmi River *Balima River (Papua New Guinea) * Johanna River (New Britain) *Warangoi River New Ireland * Aparam River *Lossuk River * Lumis River M ... * Leonard Schultze languages References Rivers of Papua New Guinea {{PapuaNewGuinea-river-stub ...
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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 ...
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