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Manubaran Languages
The Manubaran languages are a small family of Trans–New Guinea languages spoken around Mount Brown in the " Bird's Tail" (southeastern peninsula) of New Guinea. They are classified within the Southeast Papuan branch of Trans–New Guinea. Languages The languages are Doromu and Maria, and are 63% lexically similar. Proto-language Phonemes Usher (2020) reconstructs the consonant inventory as follows: : Vowels are *a *e *i *o *u. Pronouns Usher (2020) reconstructs the pronouns as: : Basic vocabulary Usher (2020) Some lexical reconstructions of Proto-Mount Brown and Proto-Doromu-Koki, as well as Proto-Gebi and Proto-Maria, by Usher (2020) are: : Ross (2014) The following basic vocabulary words of Proto-Manubaran and lower-level reconstructions by Malcolm Ross (2014) are from the Trans-New Guinea database: : Evolution Maria reflexes of proto-Trans-New Guinea (pTNG) etyma are: *''ama'' ‘mother’ < *am(a,i) *''baba(e)'' ‘father’ < *mbapa *''kuyau'' ‘ |
Mount Brown (Papua New Guinea)
Mount Brown may refer to: ;Places * Mount Brown (Alberta), Canada * Mount Brown (Antarctica) * Mount Brown (British Columbia), Canada * Mount Brown (Montana), a peak in Glacier National Park, U.S. * Mount Brown (South Australia) **Mount Brown Conservation Park, a protected area in South Australia * Mount Brown (Papua New Guinea) ;People * Mount Brown (philatelist) Mount Brown (1837-19 September 1919) By 1870 Brown's philatelic business was so great that he was forced to choose between it and his normal profession. He chose to give up philately but retained an interest, visiting the Junior Philatelic So ... (1837-1919), British philatelist See also * Brown Mountain (other) * Brown Peak (other) {{disambig, geo ... [...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] |
Central Province (Papua New Guinea)
Central Province is a province in Papua New Guinea located on the southern coast of the country. It has a population of 237,016 (2010 census) people and is in size. The seat of government of Central Province, which is located within the National Capital District outside the province, is the Port Moresby suburb of Konedobu. On 9 October 2007, the Central Province government announced plans to build a new provincial capital city at Bautama, which lies within Central Province near Port Moresby, although there has been little progress in constructing it. Whereas Tok Pisin is the main lingua franca in all Papua New Guinean towns, in part of the southern mainland coastal area centred on Central Province, Hiri Motu is a stronger lingua franca (but not in Port Moresby). Districts and LLGs Each province in Papua New Guinea has one or more districts, and each district has one or more Local Level Government (LLG) areas. For census purposes, the LLG areas are subdivided into wards and those ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trans–New Guinea Languages
Trans–New Guinea (TNG) is an extensive family of Papuan languages spoken on the island of New Guinea and neighboring islands ‒ corresponding to the country Papua New Guinea as well as parts of Indonesia. Trans–New Guinea is the third-largest language family in the world by number of languages. The core of the family is considered to be established, but its boundaries and overall membership are uncertain. The languages are spoken by around 3 million people. There have been three main proposals as to its internal classification. History of the proposal Although Papuan languages for the most part are poorly documented, several of the branches of Trans–New Guinea have been recognized for some time. The Eleman languages were first proposed by S. Ray in 1907, parts of Marind were recognized by Ray and JHP Murray in 1918, and the Rai Coast languages in 1919, again by Ray. The precursor of the Trans–New Guinea family was Stephen Wurm's 1960 proposal of an East New Guinea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papuan Peninsula Languages
The Southeast Papuan or Papuan Peninsula ("Bird's Tail") languages are a group of half a dozen small families of Papuan languages in the "Bird's Tail" (southeastern peninsula) of New Guinea that are part of the Trans–New Guinea (TNG) phylum. Languages The languages are as follows: * Dagan ( Meneao Range) *Owen Stanley Range ** Koiarian (Koiari – Managalas Plateau) ** Kwalean (Humene–Uare) ** Manubaran (Mount Brown) **Mailu–Yareban *** Yareban (Musa River) ***'' Bauwaki'' *** Mailuan (Cloudy Bay Te Koko-o-Kupe / Cloudy Bay is located at the northeast of New Zealand's South Island, to the south of the Marlborough Sounds and north of Clifford Bay. In August 2014, the name Cloudy Bay, given by Captain Cook in 1770, was officially altered ...) They have in common ''ya'' for 'you' (plural) instead of proto-TNG ''*gi''. Pronouns Usher (2020) reconstructs the pronouns as: : Lexical comparison The lexical data below is from the Trans-New Guinea database and Usher (2020) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trans–New Guinea Languages
Trans–New Guinea (TNG) is an extensive family of Papuan languages spoken on the island of New Guinea and neighboring islands ‒ corresponding to the country Papua New Guinea as well as parts of Indonesia. Trans–New Guinea is the third-largest language family in the world by number of languages. The core of the family is considered to be established, but its boundaries and overall membership are uncertain. The languages are spoken by around 3 million people. There have been three main proposals as to its internal classification. History of the proposal Although Papuan languages for the most part are poorly documented, several of the branches of Trans–New Guinea have been recognized for some time. The Eleman languages were first proposed by S. Ray in 1907, parts of Marind were recognized by Ray and JHP Murray in 1918, and the Rai Coast languages in 1919, again by Ray. The precursor of the Trans–New Guinea family was Stephen Wurm's 1960 proposal of an East New Guine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bird's Tail
The Papuan Peninsula, also known as the Bird's Tail Peninsula, is a large peninsula in Papua New Guinea, southeast of the city of Lae, that makes up the southeastern portion of the island of New Guinea. The peninsula is the easternmost extent of the New Guinea Highlands and consists largely of the Owen Stanley Range, with peaks such as Mount Victoria (4,038 m) and Mount Suckling (3,676 m). On the south coast is Port Moresby, the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. The island of New Guinea is often visualized as being in the shape of a bird, with the Bird's Head Peninsula being at the northwest end of the island, and the Bird's Tail Peninsula at the southeast end. For example, American soldiers in WWII visualized it specifically as a turkey, and referenced the anatomy of the bird as a shorthand for explaining where various actions and deployments occurred on the island. See also *Southeast Papuan languages The Southeast Papuan or Papuan Peninsula ("Bird's Tail") lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southeast Papuan Languages
The Southeast Papuan or Papuan Peninsula ("Bird's Tail") languages are a group of half a dozen small language family, families of Papuan languages in the "Bird's Tail" (southeastern peninsula) of New Guinea that are part of the Trans–New Guinea languages, Trans–New Guinea (TNG) phylum. Languages The languages are as follows: *Dagan languages, Dagan (Meneao Range) *Owen Stanley Range **Koiarian languages, Koiarian (Koiari – Managalas Plateau) **Kwalean languages, Kwalean (Humene–Uare) **Manubaran languages, Manubaran (Mount Brown) **Mailu–Yareban ***Yareban languages, Yareban (Musa River) ***''Bauwaki language, Bauwaki'' ***Mailuan languages, Mailuan (Cloudy Bay Rural LLG, Cloudy Bay) They have in common ''ya'' for 'you' (plural) instead of proto-TNG ''*gi''. Pronouns Usher (2020) reconstructs the pronouns as: : Lexical comparison The lexical data below is from the Trans-New Guinea database and Usher (2020). References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doromu Language
Doromu, or Doromu-Koki, is a Manubaran language spoken in the " Bird's Tail" of Papua New Guinea. Doromu has about 1,500 native speakers with half of them living in the capital, Port Moresby. It has three varieties: Koki, Kokila and Koriko. Phonology Doromu has 17 phonemes: 12 are consonants and 5 are vowels. Consonants Below is a chart of Doromu consonants. Vowels Below is a chart of Doromu vowels. Orthography From March 18 to March 25 of 2002 in Kasonomu village the current orthography was developed during the Doromu Alphabet Design Workshop. The orthography developed from this workshop were discussed with various areas in the language group and were agreed upon. One problem was how borrowed words with letters not contained in the Doromu orthography would be dealt with. The proposed solution from the native speakers was to spell the loan words as they are spelled in their original language. Verbs In Doromu verbs may have suffixes, which affect tense, aspe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Language (Papua New Guinea)
Maria is a Manubaran languages, Manubaran language spoken in the Papuan Peninsula, "Bird's Tail" of Papua New Guinea by approximately 1,350 people in Central Province (Papua New Guinea), Central Province. It is alternatively known as Gebi and Manubara. References External links Linguistic map of Papua New GuineaMaria Swadesh List by The Rosetta Project at the Internet Archive Manubaran languages Languages of Central Province (Papua New Guinea) {{papuan-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm Ross (linguist)
Malcolm David Ross (born 1942) is an Australian linguist. He is the emeritus professor of linguistics at the Australian National University. Ross is best known among linguists for his work on Austronesian and Papuan languages, historical linguistics, and language contact (especially metatypy). He was elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities in 1996. Career Ross served as the Principal of Goroka Teachers College in Papua New Guinea from 1980 to 1982, during which time he self-statedly become interested in local languages, and began to collect data on them. In 1986, he received his PhD from the ANU under the supervision of Stephen Wurm, Bert Voorhoeve and Darrell Tryon. His dissertation was on the genealogy of the Oceanic languages of western Melanesia, and contained an early reconstruction of Proto Oceanic. Malcolm Ross introduced the concept of a linkage, a group of languages that evolves via dialect differentiation rather than by tree-like splits. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
