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Ekagi–Wodani–Moni Languages
The Paniai Lakes languages, also known as the Wissel Lakes or Wissel Lakes – Kemandoga River, are a small family of closely related Trans–New Guinea languages spoken in the Paniai Lakes region of the highlands of Western New Guinea in the Paniai Lakes region of Papua. Foley (2003) considers their Trans–New Guinea status to be established. Languages The languages are: * Paniai Lakes languages **Moni **Central *** Wolani (Wodani) *** Ekari (Ekari) *** Auye (incl. Dao) They are most closely related to the Dani languages, Amung and Dem. Pronouns Independent pronouns and possessive prefixes are: : Vocabulary comparison The following basic vocabulary words are from Larson & Larson (1972) and Voorhoeve (1975), as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database. The words cited constitute translation equivalents, whether they are cognate (e.g. ''homa'', ''huma'' for “stone”) or not (e.g. ''bodiya'', ''usa'' for “fire”). : Evolution Paniai Lakes reflexes of proto-Trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paniai Lakes
The Paniai Lakes, originally known as the Wissel Lakes, are the three large, freshwater lakes in Central Papua, Indonesia: Paniai, Tigi, and Tage. Lakes Paniai and Tage are located in the Paniai Regency, while Lake Tigi is located in Deiyai Regency, the Deiyai Regency. The largest of the three is Lake Paniai (''Danau Paniai''), while its immediate neighbor Lake Tage is the smallest. Geography The lakes are in the New Guinea Highlands, between the Weyland Mountains on the west and the Sudirman Range or Snow mountains to the east. Lake Paniai is the largest of the lakes, with an area of approximately 154 km2. The lake's elevation is 1,752 metres, and it has an average depth of 44 metres. There are wetlands along the eastern shore of the lake, including around the town of Enarotali. The lake is drained by the Jawej River, which flows southwards to join the Oeta River, which empties into the Arafura Sea. Lake Tage is immediately south of Lake Paniai separated by a narrow strip of la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dani Languages
The Dani or Baliem Valley languages are a family of clearly related Trans–New Guinea languages spoken by the Dani and related peoples in the Baliem Valley in the Highland Papua Highland Papua () is a provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia, which roughly follows the borders of the Papuan customary region of Lano-Pago (often shortened to La Pago). It covers an area of and had a population of 1,467,050 according to ..., Indonesia. Foley (2003) considers their Trans–New Guinea language group status to be established. They may be most closely related to the languages of Paniai Lakes, but this is not yet clear. Capell (1962) posited that their closest relatives were the Kwerba languages, which Ross (2005) rejects. Languages Larson (1977) divided the family into three branches based on lexicostatistics, and Nggem was later added as a fourth. The Ngalik languages are very poorly attested. * Dani family ** Wano ** Nggem ** Central Dani: *** Grand Valley Dani (upper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paniai Lakes Languages
The Paniai Lakes languages, also known as the Wissel Lakes or Wissel Lakes – Kemandoga River, are a small family of closely related Trans–New Guinea languages spoken in the Paniai Lakes region of the highlands of Western New Guinea in the Paniai Lakes region of Papua (province), Papua. Foley (2003) considers their Trans–New Guinea status to be established. Languages The languages are: * Paniai Lakes languages **Moni language, Moni **Central ***Wolani language, Wolani (Wodani) ***Ekari language, Ekari (Ekari) ***Auye language, Auye (incl. Dao) They are most closely related to the Dani languages, Amung language, Amung and Dem language, Dem. Pronouns Independent pronouns and possessive prefixes are: : Vocabulary comparison The following basic vocabulary words are from Larson & Larson (1972) and Voorhoeve (1975), as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database. The words cited constitute translation equivalents, whether they are cognate (e.g. ''homa'', ''huma'' for “stone� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiktionary
Wiktionary (, ; , ; rhyming with "dictionary") is a multilingual, web-based project to create a free content dictionary of terms (including words, phrases, proverbs, linguistic reconstructions, etc.) in all natural languages and in a number of artificial languages. These entries may contain definitions, images for illustration, pronunciations, etymologies, inflections, usage examples, quotations, related terms, and translations of terms into other languages, among other features. It is collaboratively edited via a wiki. Its name is a portmanteau of the words ''wiki'' and ''dictionary''. It is available in languages and in Simple English. Like its sister project Wikipedia, Wiktionary is run by the Wikimedia Foundation, and is written collaboratively by volunteers, dubbed "Wiktionarians". Its wiki software, MediaWiki, allows almost anyone with access to the website to create and edit entries. Because Wiktionary is not limited by print space considerations, most of Wiktiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dem Language
Dem (Lem, Ndem) is a divergent Papuan language The Papuan languages are the non-Austronesian languages spoken on the western Pacific island of New Guinea, as well as neighbouring islands in Indonesia, Solomon Islands, and East Timor. It is a strictly geographical grouping, and does not imply a ... of West New Guinea. Although Palmer (2018) leaves it unclassified, it was tentatively included in the Trans–New Guinea family in the classification of Malcolm Ross (2005), and Timothy Usher ties it most closely to Amung. Pronouns The only pronouns which have been recorded are: Vocabulary The following basic vocabulary words are from Voorhoeve (1975), as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database: : Further reading ;Word lists *de Bruijn, J. V. 1941. ''Verslag van een Tocht naar Beura, het Stroomgebied van de Beurong en Lelop, het Stroomgebiet van de Ielorong in Centraal Nieuw Guinea door den Controleur der Wisselmeren van 9 Juni 1941 tot 7 Augustus 1941'' eport of a Survey Tri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amung Language
Uhunduni, also known as Damal (''Damal-kal'') and Amung (''Amung-kal'') after two of its dialects, is the language of the Amung people and Damal people. It is a Trans–New Guinea language that forms an independent branch of that family in the classification of Malcolm Ross (2005). However, it is treated as an isolate by Palmer (2018). This language family is also called Ingkipilu in a classification by Anton Moeliono. The word ''Damal'' came from the Dani people, while ''Uhunduni'' came from the Moni people. Dialects are Amongme, Amung, Damal, Enggipilu. Classification Pawley and Hammarström (2018) do not consider there to be sufficient evidence for Uhunduni to be classified as part of Trans-New Guinea, though they do note the following lexical resemblances between Uhunduni and proto-Trans-New Guinea. *''no''- ‘eat’ < *na- *''mo''- come’ < *me- *''mini''- ‘sit’ < *mVna- *''eme''- ‘give’ < *mV- Pronouns Ross (2005) lists the pronouns a ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auye Language
Auye (Auwje) and Dao (Maniwo, Moi, Moi-Wadea) are the two dialects of a Papuan language spoken in the Paniai lakes region of the Indonesian province of Central Papua Central Papua, officially the Central Papua Province () is an Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province located in the central region of Western New Guinea. It was formally established on 25 July 2022 from the former eight western regencies of .... The Moi dialect has been called 'Dao' after a neighboring river. References Paniai Lakes languages {{papuan-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papua (province)
Papua is a provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia, comprising the northern coast of Western New Guinea together with island groups in Cenderawasih Bay to the west. It roughly follows the borders of the Papuan customary region of Tabi Saireri, and is divided into eight regency (Indonesia), regencies () and one city (''kota''), the latter being the provincial capital of Jayapura. It is bordered by the nation of Papua New Guinea to the east, the Pacific Ocean to the north, Cenderawasih Bay to the west, and the provinces of Central Papua and Highland Papua to the south. The province also shares Maritime boundary, maritime boundaries with Palau in the Pacific. Papua, along with the five other Western New Guinea#Administration, Papuan provinces, has a higher degree of autonomy level compared to other Provinces of Indonesia, Indonesian provinces. Before 2003, the province (known as Irian Barat from 1962 to 1973 and Irian Jaya from 1973 to 2002) covered the entirety of Western N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekari Language
Ekari (also ''Ekagi'', ''Kapauku'', ''Mee'') is a Trans–New Guinea language spoken by about 100,000 people in the Paniai lakes region of the Indonesian province of Central Papua, including the villages of Enarotali, Mapia and Moanemani. This makes it the second-most populous Papuan language in Indonesian New Guinea after Western Dani. Language use is vigorous. Documentation is quite limited. Phonology Consonants The voiced velar stop is pronounced with lateral release. Doble describes both /k/ and /ɡᶫ/ as being labialized after the back vowels (i.e., , ), with having 'varying' degrees of the lateral. Staroverov & Tebay describe as being velar lateral before front vowels and uvular non-lateral before non-front vowels. When lateral, there is usually a stop onset, but occasionally just is heard. is a "more palatalized " (perhaps or ) before the high front vowel (e.g., ). Vowels Both Doble (1987) and Staroverov & Tebay (2019) describe five vowel qua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolani Language
Wolani (Wodani) is a Papuan language spoken by about 5,000 people in the Paniai lakes region of the Indonesian province of Central Papua. It is related to the Moni, Ekari, Auye, and Dao languages and may be related to the Dani languages The Dani or Baliem Valley languages are a family of clearly related Trans–New Guinea languages spoken by the Dani and related peoples in the Baliem Valley in the Highland Papua Highland Papua () is a provinces of Indonesia, province of In .... Documentation is quite limited. Further reading *de Bruijn, J. V. 1941. ''Verslag van een Tocht naar Beura, het Stroomgebied van de Beurong en Lelop, het Stroomgebiet van de Ielorong in Centraal Nieuw Guinea door den Controleur der Wisselmeren van 9 Juni 1941 tot 7 Augustus 1941'' eport of a Survey Trip to Beura, the Beurong and Lelop Watersheds, the Ielorong Watershed in Central New Guinea by the Wissel Lakes Administrator the 9th of June. 1941 to the 7th of August 1941 Nationaal Archief, Den ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
