Manubaran languages
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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.
Manubaran | |
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Mount Brown | |
Geographic distribution | Mount Brown, southeastern peninsula of Papua New Guinea: Central Province |
Linguistic classification | Trans–New Guinea
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Language codes | |
Glottolog | manu1261 |
Languages
The languages are Doromu and Maria, and are 63% lexically similar.
Proto-language
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Perspective
Phonemes
Usher (2020) reconstructs the consonant inventory as follows:[2]
*m *n *p *t *k *ʔ *b *d *g *s [*h] *w *ɾ *j
Vowels are *a *e *i *o *u.
Pronouns
Usher (2020) reconstructs the pronouns as:[2]
sg | pl | |
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1 | *na | *[o/u]na |
2 | *ja | |
3 | *ina |
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:[2]
gloss | Proto-Mount Brown | Proto-Doromu-Koki | Proto-Gebi | Proto-Maria |
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head | *ada | *ada | ada | *ada |
hair/feather(s) | *u[w]e[t/k]a | *u[w]eta | uweta | *u[w]eʔa |
ear | *anema | *anema | anema | *anema |
eye | *ne | *ne | ne-una | ne[ʔ]una |
nose | *uɾuma | *uɾuma | uruma | *uɾuma |
tooth | *gade | *gade | gadi | *gade |
tongue | *api[j]e | *aɸi[j]e | api | *aɸi[j]e |
blood | *daweʔa | *dawaʔa | dawa | *daweʔa |
bone | *nena | *nena | nena | *nena |
skin/bark | *ɾoʔo | *ɾoʔo | lo-o | *ɾoʔo |
breast | *sisu | *sisu | sisu | *hihu |
louse | *gu[w]e | *gu[w]e | gu-e | *gu[w]e |
dog | *auna | *auna | auna | *auna |
pig | *dona | *dona | dona | *dona |
bird | *eɾena | *eɾena | eerma | *eɾena |
egg | *unema | *unema | unema | *unema |
tree | *jabo | *jabo | iabo | *jabo |
man/husband | *ami[j]e | *ami[j]e | amie | *ami[j]e |
woman/wife | *ɾema | *ɾema | lema | |
sun | *me[i]daʔa | *me[i]daʔa | meda | *me[i]daʔa |
moon | *ejoʔa | *ejoʔo | e-io | *ejoʔa |
water/river | *koɾu | *koɾu | oru ≈ koro- | *ʔoɾu |
fire | *ita | *ita | ita | *iha |
stone | *waʔiga | waiga | *waʔiga | |
path | *ida | *ida | ida | |
name | *ɾoka | *ɾoka | *ɾoʔa | |
eat/drink | *iɾi- | *iɾi- | *iɾi- | |
one | *jokohi | *jokoi | jokio | *joʔohi |
two | *[ɾ/j]ema | *[ɾ]ema | lema | *jema |
Ross (2014)
The following basic vocabulary words of Proto-Manubaran and lower-level reconstructions by Malcolm Ross (2014)[3][4][5] are from the Trans-New Guinea database:[6]
gloss | Proto-Manubaran | Proto-Doromu | Proto-Maria |
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head | *ada | *ada | *ada |
hair | *weʔia | *ue-ta | *ueʔa |
ear | *ane-ma | *ane-ma | *ane-ma |
eye | *ne(u) | *ne(-) | *ne- |
nose | *uru-ma | *uru-ma | *uru-ma |
tooth | *gade | *gade | *gade |
tongue | *afie | *afie | *ahie |
leg | *[n,y]u-ka | *yu-ka | *nu-ʔa; *one-ʔa |
louse | *gue | *gue | *gue |
dog | *auna | *auna | *auna |
pig | *Dona | *dona | *tona |
bird | *erena | *erena | *erena |
egg | *une-ma | *une-ma | *une-ma |
blood | *tava | *tae(k,ʔ)a | |
bone | *nena | *nena | *nena |
skin | *roʔ(o,a) | *ro(a) | *roʔ(o,a) |
tree | *yabo | *yabo | *yabo |
man | *amie | *amie | *amie |
woman | *rema | *oue | |
sky | *gure | *gure | *gure |
sun | *maida(ka) | *meida(ka) | *maidaʔa |
moon | *e(y)oʔa; *mohe- (?) | *eoʔa | |
water | *koru | *koru | *ʔoru |
fire | *ita | *ita | *ita |
stone | *fore | *vaʔiga | |
name | *roka | *roka | *roʔa-ba |
eat | *iri- | *iri | *iri- |
one | *yokohi | *yokoima | *yoʔohi |
two | *(ye)(ka)ma[nu] | *re-manu | *ye-ma |
Evolution
Maria reflexes of proto-Trans-New Guinea (pTNG) etyma are:[7]
- ama ‘mother’ < *am(a,i)
- baba(e) ‘father’ < *mbapa
- kuyau ‘cassowary’ < *ku(y)a
- ita(isa) ‘tree’ < *inda
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