Kapauri–Sause languages
Kwerbic language family of Indonesia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Kapauri–Sause (Kapori–Sause) languages form a small language family spoken along the middle Taritatu River in the Jayapura Regency of Papua, Indonesia. They are two languages, Kapauri (Kapori) and Sause, which are not particularly close.
| Kapauri–Sause | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | New Guinea |
| Linguistic classification | Foja Range
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| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | None |
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Classification
There is a history of linking at least Kapauri to the Kaure languages (see Kaure–Kapori languages). However, they show no particular affiliation, and Kapauri appears to be closer to Kwerba. Usher demonstrated a connection instead with another erstwhile isolate, Sause, together forming a branch of Kwerbic.[1] A partial reconstruction of proto-Kapauri–Sause can be found there.
Proto-language
Phonemes
Usher (2020) reconstructs the consonant inventory as follows. Apparent gaps may be due to poverty of data (e.g., there are /p/, /ɸ/ and /ɡ/ in the languages, but as of 2020 they have not been reconstructed for the protolanguage):[1]
*m *n *t *s *k *b *w *ɽ *j *h
*i *u *e *ɵ *o *ɛ *a [*aː]
Pronouns
Pronouns are reconstructed as follow.[1]
| proto-KS | Kapauri | Sause | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1SG | *ka | kaku | aʔ |
| 2SG | *ɵ | u | e |
| 3SG | *aɾ̃oC | aːnuʔ | arok |
| 1PL | *ne | aɽuʔ | ne |
Basic vocabulary
Some lexical reconstructions by Usher (2020) are:[1]
| gloss | Proto-Kapauri-Sause |
|---|---|
| head | *baːɽ |
| ear | *t[o̝/u]waro̝ |
| tooth | *w₂ano̝ |
| tongue | *mɛn₂o̝ |
| blood | *ko̝mo̝ |
| bone | *aːᵘC |
| breast | *mɵ̝N |
| louse | *hɛno̝ |
| dog | *unu |
| bird | *ɽe̝Cne̝N |
| egg | *huwini |
| sun | *nisiki (?) |
| moon | *bɛ[N/nV] |
| water/river | *bo̝C |
| path | *nawaɽo̝ |
| eat | *na[N/nV] |
| two | *nɛbɽe̝[na] |
References
External links
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