Southeast Papuan languages

The Southeast Papuan or Papuan Peninsula ("Bird's Tail") languages are a group of half a dozen small families of Papuan languages in the "Bird's Tail" (southeastern peninsula) of New Guinea that are part of the Trans–New Guinea (TNG) phylum.

Southeast Papuan
Bird's Tail Papuan Peninsula
Geographic distribution	Southeastern peninsula of New Guinea
Linguistic classification	Trans–New Guinea Southeast Papuan
Subdivisions	Koiarian Kwalean Manubaran Yareban–Mailuan Dagan
Glottolog	None
Map: The Southeast Papuan languages of New Guinea   The Southeast Papuan languages   Other Trans–New Guinea languages   Other Papuan languages   Austronesian languages   Uninhabited

Languages

The languages are as follows:^[1]

• Dagan (Meneao Range)
• Owen Stanley Range
  • Koiarian (Koiari – Managalas Plateau)
  • Kwalean (Humene–Uare)
  • Manubaran (Mount Brown)
  • Mailu–Yareban
    • Yareban (Musa River)
    • Bauwaki
    • Mailuan (Cloudy Bay)

They have in common ya for 'you' (plural) instead of proto-TNG *gi.

Pronouns

Usher (2020) reconstructs the pronouns as:^[2]

	Owen Stanley		Meneao (Dagan)
	sg	pl	sg	pl
1	*na	?	*n[e/a]	*nu
2	*ga	*ja	*g[e/a]	*j[e/a]
3	*e (?)	*ie (?)	*me	*mV

Lexical comparison

The lexical data below is from the Trans-New Guinea database^[3] and Usher (2020).^[4]

Body parts

family	language	head	hair	ear	eye	nose	tooth	tongue	leg	blood	bone	skin	breast
Trans-New Guinea	Proto-Trans-New Guinea	*kobutu; *kV(mb,p)utu; *mUtUna; *mVtVna	*iti; *(nd,s)umu(n,t)[V]; *zumun	*ka(nd,t)(i,e)C; *kat(i,e)C; *tVmV(d)	*g(a,u)mu; *ŋg(a,u)mu; *(ŋg,k)iti [maŋgV]; *nVpV	*mundu; *mutu	*magata; *maŋgat[a]; *titi	*balaŋ; *mbilaŋ; *me(l,n)e; *me(n,l)e	*kani(n); *k(a,o)ond(a,o)C; *kitu	*ke(ñj,s)a; *kesa	*kondaC; *kwata(l,n)	*gatapu; *(ŋg,k)a(nd,t)apu	*amu
Goilalan	Fuyug	hul ha; ondobe	are; hul haluma	gadolo	hul li; im	hul hunga; unge	hul usi	hul asese	soga	tana	hude	hul hoda; ode	hul duda
Goilalan	Tauade	kɔrɔtɔ	awutu	kepapaí	tavai	ki:tʰ	nɔtɔvai	aivi	lɔ'vai	il'iví	keniví	kɔtipai	data
Greater Binanderean	Proto-Binandere	*ciro; *giti	*tu		*dibe; *diti		*di	*VwVwV		*ju; *or{a,o}rә	*bobo; *wetu	*tamә	*ami
Koiarian	Proto-Koiarian		*fómo		*ni	*uri				*taɣo		*vata	*amu
Kwalean	Proto-Kwalean (Ross)		*iku(va)		*(u)bu(i)vi(ma)	*ʒaʒore	*vono(ne); *wano(ne)			*ruu	*esi(ne)	*ahiri	*n(a)u(ne)
Kwalean	Proto-Humene-Uare (Usher)^[4]		*igu		*ubuma	*jajɔɾɛ	*ɣɔnɔnɛ	*majanɛ	*ɔda	*ɾɔo̝	*e̝tinɛ	*ahe̝ɾe̝	*nuunɛ
Manubaran	Proto-Manubaran (Ross)	*ada	*weʔia	*ane-ma	*ne(u)	*uru-ma	*gade	*afie	*[n,y]u-ka		*nena	*roʔ(o,a)
Manubaran	Proto-Mount Brown (Usher)^[4]	*ada	*u[w]e[t/k]a	*anema	*ne	*uɾuma	*gade	*api[j]e		*daweʔa	*nena	*ɾoʔo	*sisu
Yareban	Proto-Musa River^[4]	*bo-tai	*idi	*ome	*nai-tai	*iboʔo	*ni[ʔ]o	*meana	*buɾi	*iwa	*tai	*ope	*ama
Mailuan	Mailu (Ilai dialect)	ilolo	liʔimu	ʔope	ini	durumu	maʔa	goba	ʔau	lala	kisa	ʔopi	ama
Dagan	Daga	iwa	igumewa	darinewa	yamewa	ginewa	nodonewa	mɛriwa		dɛnip	kaemewa	ɛpiwa	amewa

Nature

family	language	louse	dog	pig	bird	egg	tree	sun	moon	water	fire	stone	path
Trans-New Guinea	Proto-Trans-New Guinea	*niman			*n(e,i); *n(e)i; *n[e]i; *yak; *yaka[i]; *yanem	*maŋgV; *munaka; *mun(a,u)ka	*ida; *inda ~ *iñja	*kamali; *kamuli; *ketana	*kal(a,i)m; *kamali; *takVn; *takVn[V]	*nok; *(n)ok; *ok(u); *ok[V]	*inda; *k(a,e)dap; *k(a,e)(n,d)ap; *kambu; *k(a,o)nd(a,u)p	*kamb(a,u)na; *(na)muna; *[na]muna
Goilalan	Fuyug	hi	ho; oi	ovo	Nemba; nembe	hulombo	i'i	evuli	hama	ʒu	oki	zo	enamba; inambe
Goilalan	Tauade	dautʰ	kɔveřa	pɔřu	kide	mutuwu	eata	vatava	ɔne	ipi	e'na·m	evi'ti	bɔřiƀařa
Greater Binanderean	Proto-Binandere		*sinә	*pu		*munju	*i	*iji; *waeko	*inua		*awo	*g{o,e}mb{a,i}(ro)	*begata; *esa; *ndai
Koiarian	Proto-Koiarian	*ʔumu			*ugu[fa]	*uni	*idí				*vené	*muni
Kwalean	Proto-Kwalean (Ross)	*(n)omo(ne)	*ɣuni	*aba	*teboare	*ma(va)		*mada	*bato	*vou; *wara	*ire	*hadi
Kwalean	Proto-Humene-Uare (Usher)	*nɔmɔnɛ	*ɣo̝ni	*aba	*ne̝ni; *t[e̝]b[o̝]ɾ[e̝]	*maɣa		*maˈda	*batɔ	*wɔu	*iɾɛ	*hadi	*e̝bi
Manubaran	Proto-Manubaran (Ross)	*gue	*auna	*Dona	*erena	*une-ma	*yabo	*maida(ka)	*e(y)oʔa; *mohe- (?)	*koru	*ita
Manubaran	Proto-Mount Brown (Usher)	*gu[w]e	*auna	*dona	*eɾena	*unema	*jabo	*me[i]daʔa	*ejoʔa	*koɾu	*ita	*waʔiga	*ida
Yareban	Proto-Musa River	*uʔa	*kua	*boɾo	*gasiɾa; *ada	*baka; *uɾimi	*ana	*eweaka	*maɾabe; *sakaɾa	*adua	*inaʔa	*oma; *gebiɾo	*daʔaba
Mailuan	Mailu (Ilai dialect)	tuma	dari	talae	manu	muruʔu	ana	nina	dovele	ʔaʔama	eu	gomana	laea
Dagan	Daga	kuisin	eao	tuan	nɛnip	bagua	oma	oam	siragam	kaum	om

Miscellaneous

family	language	man	woman	name	eat	one	two
Trans-New Guinea	Proto-Trans-New Guinea	*abV; *ambi	*panV; *pan(V)	*ibi; *imbi; *wani	*na; *na-		*ta(l,t)(a,e)
Goilalan	Fuyug	A'a; an	Amu; amuri	ifa	huni nene	fida	ʒuvalo
Goilalan	Tauade	baře	iva	ape'te	ɔmei nai	kɔne	kupal'iai
Greater Binanderean	Proto-Binandere	*embә	*bam{u,o}nә	*jajo; *jawә	*ind-; *mind-	*daba
Koiarian	Proto-Koiarian		*maɣina	*ifí	*i-	*(i,o)gau
Kwalean	Proto-Kwalean (Ross)	*vaʒe	*no'ɣone	*ni	*anE-	*teba	*aheu
Kwalean	Proto-Humene-Uare (Usher)	*wajɛ	*nɔgɔnɛ	*ni	*an-	*te̝bɔ	*ahɛu
Manubaran	Proto-Manubaran (Ross)	*amie		*roka	*iri-	*yokohi	*(ye)(ka)ma[nu]
Manubaran	Proto-Mount Brown (Usher)	*ami[j]e	*ɾema	*ɾoka	*iɾi-	*jokohi	*[ɾ/j]ema
Yareban	Proto-Musa River	*e[ʔe]me	*aweta	*ibi	*it-	*demu
Mailuan	Mailu (Ilai dialect)	egi	avesa	omu	isiisi	ʔomu	ʔava
Dagan	Daga	apan	oaen	yaoa	naiwan	daiton	dɛrɛ

References

1. New Guinea World, Papuan Peninsula
2. New Guinea World, Owen Stanley Range
3. Greenhill, Simon (2016). "TransNewGuinea.org - database of the languages of New Guinea". Retrieved 2020-11-05.
4. Usher, Timothy (2020). "New Guinea World". Retrieved 2020-12-31.