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Asmat–Mombum languages

The Asmat–Muli Strait languages are a branch of the Trans–New Guinea languages spoken along the southern coast of Indonesian New Guinea, established by Timothy Usher and Edgar Suter.[1]

Asmat–Muli Strait
Geographic
distribution
New Guinea
Linguistic classificationTrans–New Guinea
  • Asmat–Muli Strait
Subdivisions
GlottologNone
Map: The Asmat-Muli Strait languages of New Guinea
  The Asmat–Kamrau Bay languages
  The Muli Strait languages
  Other Trans–New Guinea languages
  Other Papuan languages
  Austronesian languages
  Uninhabited

Protoforms of basic vocabulary include *moi 'water', *iafVnV 'ear', *uase 'name', *awoɣ 'breast'.[1]

Subdivision edit

Asmat–Muli Strait consists of two primary subgroups:[2]

Proto-language edit

Phonology edit

Proto-Asmat–Muli Strait is reconstructed with 12 consonants and 5 vowels:[1]

*m *n
*p *t *k
*(m)b *(n)d *(ŋ)g
*s
*w *j

Vowels are *a *e *i *o *u.

Basic vocabulary edit

Some lexical reconstructions by Usher (2020) are:[1]

gloss Proto-Asmat-Muli Proto-Asmat-Kamrau Proto-Muli Strait
head/hair *gVɸV *uɸu *ɣo̝p, *ɣo̝w
ear *iaɸVnV *iaɸ[a/o]ne *ie̝pær
nose/tip *mVnVgV *m[e/a]n[e] *mæne̝ɣ
tooth/sharp *sisV *sisV *-sir
blood *[i/e]sV *ese *ir
breast *awVgV *awo *abuɣ
louse *amV *amo *am
dog *iuwuɾi *juwuɾi *i[u]bui
pig *[o/u]ɸV *oɸo *up
egg *[o]k[a] *oka
sun *jau[a] *jawu *zaua
water *mVi *moi *mo̝i
name *uase *uwase *ur
eat *nV *nV *no̝ku

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d New Guinea World, Asmat – Muli Strait
  2. ^ Usher, Timothy; Suter, Edgar (2020). "The Asmat-Muli Languages of Southwestern New Guinea" (PDF). Language & Linguistics in Melanesia. Port Moresby: Journal of the Linguistic Society of Papua New Guinea. 38. ISSN 0023-1959.

External links edit

  • Timothy Usher & Edgar Suter, New Guinea World, Proto–Asmat – Muli Strait
  • Asmat-Kamrau Bay. New Guinea World.
  • Asmat-Kamoro. New Guinea World.
  • Asmat. New Guinea World.
  • Kamrau Bay. New Guinea World.
  • Muli Strait. New Guinea World.

asmat, mombum, languages, asmat, muli, strait, languages, branch, trans, guinea, languages, spoken, along, southern, coast, indonesian, guinea, established, timothy, usher, edgar, suter, asmat, muli, straitgeographicdistributionnew, guinealinguistic, classific. The Asmat Muli Strait languages are a branch of the Trans New Guinea languages spoken along the southern coast of Indonesian New Guinea established by Timothy Usher and Edgar Suter 1 Asmat Muli StraitGeographicdistributionNew GuineaLinguistic classificationTrans New GuineaAsmat Muli StraitSubdivisionsAsmat Kamrau Muli StraitGlottologNoneMap The Asmat Muli Strait languages of New Guinea The Asmat Kamrau Bay languages The Muli Strait languages Other Trans New Guinea languages Other Papuan languages Austronesian languages UninhabitedProtoforms of basic vocabulary include moi water iafVnV ear uase name awoɣ breast 1 Contents 1 Subdivision 2 Proto language 2 1 Phonology 2 2 Basic vocabulary 3 References 4 External linksSubdivision editAsmat Muli Strait consists of two primary subgroups 2 Asmat Kamrau Muli Strait or Mombum Komolom Proto language editPhonology edit Proto Asmat Muli Strait is reconstructed with 12 consonants and 5 vowels 1 m n p t k m b n d ŋ g s w ɾ jVowels are a e i o u Basic vocabulary edit Some lexical reconstructions by Usher 2020 are 1 gloss Proto Asmat Muli Proto Asmat Kamrau Proto Muli Straithead hair gVɸV uɸu ɣo p ɣo wear iaɸVnV iaɸ a o ne ie paernose tip mVnVgV m e a n e maene ɣtooth sharp sisV sisV sirblood i e sV ese irbreast awVgV awo abuɣlouse amV amo amdog iuwuɾi juwuɾi i u buipig o u ɸV oɸo upegg o k a okasun jau a jawu zauawater mVi moi mo iname uase uwase ureat nV nV no kuReferences edit a b c d New Guinea World Asmat Muli Strait Usher Timothy Suter Edgar 2020 The Asmat Muli Languages of Southwestern New Guinea PDF Language amp Linguistics in Melanesia Port Moresby Journal of the Linguistic Society of Papua New Guinea 38 ISSN 0023 1959 External links editTimothy Usher amp Edgar Suter New Guinea World Proto Asmat Muli Strait Asmat Kamrau Bay New Guinea World Asmat Kamoro New Guinea World Asmat New Guinea World Kamrau Bay New Guinea World Muli Strait New Guinea World Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Asmat Mombum languages amp oldid 1129441066, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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