East Pauwasi languages

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 it they could form an independent language family.[1]

East Pauwasi
East Pauwasi River
Geographic
distribution
Western New Guinea, Papua New Guinea
Linguistic classificationPauwasi
Subdivisions
Glottologeast2530

Languages

According to Timothy Usher, who identified the Karkar (Yuri) language as Pauwasi, the languages, which seem to form a dialect chain, are:[2]

East Pauwasi River
  • Zorop (Yafi)
  • Emem–Karkar

Vocabulary comparison

The following basic vocabulary words are from Voorhoeve (1971, 1975),[3][4] as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database:[5]

LanguageEmemZoropTebiTowei
head yebikolməndaiməndinimindimna
hair yebipaimepaiməndini-teke; məndini- tekemindi-teke
ear waigifaʔa
eye yudji; jiei; iei
nose məŋaiməndi
tooth jokoldjurai; juraiklekəreser
tongue metaləpklemalbo
leg pukefu(ŋi)puŋwapopnoa
louse yemarejemar; yemarmi
dog endejendru; yendru
pig fərsər
bird olmuawelumu; olmuyemu
egg yensenalani; membijek
blood mobemobteri; təriedefi
bone kolkəndaigwane; gwanopana
skin abefou; wuserser
breast muammamu
tree nare; waltinare; war; wiŋguwejalgi; weyalgiwemu
man yubearabtoŋkwartokwar
woman elimkeke
sun yəmardjəmar; jemarmaʔayimap
moon djunkwuluma
water endedjewek; yenderaieye
fire yaudau; juwewe
stone yomeiandrurkwolamafi
road, path maifiaʔa
name eiawei; djei; jeikiniken
eat ferfel; fernenembra
one gərakamaŋgətəwam; əŋətəwamkərowaligiona
two anəŋgiaranəŋgarkrekrana

Proto-language

Some lexical reconstructions of Proto-East Pauwasi by Usher (2020) are:[2]

glossProto-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
namei
eat/drink*pɜɺ
one*aŋgVtamb
two*anVŋg

References

  1. Foley, William A. (2018). "The Languages of the Sepik-Ramu Basin and Environs". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 197–432. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
  2. NewGuineaWorld
  3. Voorhoeve, C.L. "Miscellaneous Notes on Languages in West Irian, New Guinea". In Dutton, T., Voorhoeve, C. and Wurm, S.A. editors, Papers in New Guinea Linguistics No. 14. A-28:47-114. Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University, 1971. doi:10.15144/PL-A28.47
  4. Voorhoeve, C.L. Languages of Irian Jaya: Checklist. Preliminary classification, language maps, wordlists. B-31, iv + 133 pages. Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University, 1975. doi:10.15144/PL-B31
  5. Greenhill, Simon (2016). "TransNewGuinea.org - database of the languages of New Guinea". Retrieved 2020-11-05.
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