The East Pauwasi languages are a family of Papuan languages spoken in north-central New Guinea, on both sides of the Indonesia-Papua New Guinea border. They may either form part of a larger Pauwasi language family along with the Western Pauwasi languages, or they could form an independent language family.[1]
| East Pauwasi | |
|---|---|
| East Pauwasi River | |
| Geographic distribution | Western New Guinea, Papua New Guinea |
| Linguistic classification | Pauwasi
|
| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | east2530 |
Languages
According to Timothy Usher, the East Pauwasi languages, which seem to form a dialect chain, are:[2]
- East Pauwasi River
Usher also identified the Karkar (Yuri) language as Pauwasi.
Lexical reconstruction
Some lexical reconstructions of Proto-East Pauwasi by Usher (2020) are:[2]
| gloss | Proto-East Pauwasi |
|---|---|
| head/hair | *mɛ |
| leaf/hair | *mbVwai |
| ear | *wVpi |
| eye | *ji |
| nose | *mɛi |
| seed/tooth | *jɔ |
| tongue | *mɜtaɺVp |
| foot/leg | *mbu |
| blood | *mɜp |
| bone | *ŋgVɺ |
| skin/bark | *apV, *jipi |
| breast | *mɵ̝m |
| louse | *jəmVɺ |
| pig | *pVɺ |
| bird | *and |
| egg | *jVn |
| tree | *naɺV, *waɺ |
| man/husband | *jɵ̝pɛ |
| woman | *VɺVm[i] |
| sun/sky | *jəmaɺ |
| moon | *juŋg |
| water | *Vnd |
| fire/wood | *jau |
| stone | *mbVɺi |
| path | *mVwai |
| name | *ɛi |
| eat/drink | *pɜɺ |
| one | *aŋgVtamb |
| two | *anVŋg |
Vocabulary comparison
The following basic vocabulary words are from Voorhoeve (1971, 1975),[3][4] as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database.[5]
The words cited constitute translation equivalents, whether they are cognate (e.g. məndai, məndini, mindimna for “head”) or not (e.g. kolk, əndai, gwane for “bone”).
| Language | Emem | Zorop | Tebi | Towei |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| head | yebikol | məndai | məndini | mindimna |
| hair | yebipai | mepai | məndini-teke; məndini- teke | mindi-teke |
| ear | waigi | faʔa | ||
| eye | yu | dji; ji | ei; i | ei |
| nose | məŋai | məndi | ||
| tooth | jokol | djurai; jurai | kle | kəreser |
| tongue | metaləp | klemalbo | ||
| leg | puke | fu(ŋi) | puŋwa | popnoa |
| louse | yemare | jemar; yemar | mi | |
| dog | ende | jendru; yendru | ||
| pig | fər | sər | ||
| bird | olmu | awe | lumu; olmu | yemu |
| egg | yen | sen | alani; membi | jek |
| blood | mobe | mob | teri; təri | edefi |
| bone | kolk | əndai | gwane; gwano | pana |
| skin | abe | fou; wu | ser | ser |
| breast | muam | mamu | ||
| tree | nare; walti | nare; war; wiŋgu | wejalgi; weyalgi | wemu |
| man | yube | arab | toŋkwar | tokwar |
| woman | elim | keke | ||
| sun | yəmar | djəmar; jemar | maʔa | yimap |
| moon | djunk | wuluma | ||
| water | ende | djewek; yender | ai | eye |
| fire | yau | dau; ju | we | we |
| stone | yomei | andrur | kwola | mafi |
| road, path | mai | fiaʔa | ||
| name | ei | awei; djei; jei | kini | ken |
| eat | fer | fel; fer | ne | nembra |
| one | gərakam | aŋgətəwam; əŋətəwam | kərowali | giona |
| two | anəŋgiar | anəŋgar | kre | krana |
References
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