Southeast Papuan
Bird's Tail
Papuan Peninsula
Geographic
distribution
Southeastern peninsula of New Guinea
Linguistic classificationTrans–New Guinea
  • Southeast Papuan
Subdivisions
GlottologNone
Map: The Southeast Papuan languages of New Guinea
  The Southeast Papuan languages
  Other Trans–New Guinea languages
  Other Papuan languages
  Austronesian languages
  Uninhabited

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.

Languages

The languages are as follows:[1]

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

Pronouns

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

Owen StanleyMeneao (Dagan)
sgplsgpl
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
familylanguageheadhaireareyenosetoothtonguelegbloodboneskinbreast
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; ondobeare; hul halumagadolohul li; imhul hunga; ungehul usihul asesesogatanahudehul hoda; odehul duda
Goilalan Tauade kɔrɔtɔawutukepapaítavaiki:tʰnɔtɔvaiaivilɔ'vaiil'ivíkenivíkɔtipaidata
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) ilololiʔimuʔopeinidurumumaʔagobaʔaulalakisaʔopiama
Dagan Daga iwaigumewadarinewayamewaginewanodonewamɛriwadɛnipkaemewaɛpiwaamewa
Nature
familylanguagelousedogpigbirdeggtreesunmoonwaterfirestonepath
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 hiho; oiovoNemba; nembehulomboi'ievulihamaʒuokizoenamba; inambe
Goilalan Tauade dautʰkɔveřapɔřukidemutuwueatavatavaɔneipie'na·mevi'tibɔřiƀařa
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) tumadaritalaemanumuruʔuananinadoveleʔaʔamaeugomanalaea
Dagan Daga kuisineaotuannɛnipbaguaomaoamsiragamkaumom
Miscellaneous
familylanguagemanwomannameeatonetwo
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; anAmu; amuriifahuni nenefidaʒuvalo
Goilalan Tauade bařeivaape'teɔmei naikɔnekupal'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) egiavesaomuisiisiʔomuʔava
Dagan Daga apanoaenyaoanaiwandaitondɛrɛ

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. 1 2 3 4 Usher, Timothy (2020). "New Guinea World". Retrieved 2020-12-31.
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