The Misegian, also known as Mikarew or Ruboni Range languages, are a small family of clearly related languages,
| Misegian | |
|---|---|
| Mikarew Ruboni Range | |
| Geographic distribution | Ruboni Range, Yawar Rural LLG, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Linguistic classification | Ramu
|
| Glottolog | kire1239 |
They are generally classified among the Ramu languages of northern Papua New Guinea. The Misegian languages are all spoken in Yawar Rural LLG, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.[1][2]
Phonemes edit
Usher (2020) reconstructs the consonant inventory as follows:[3]
*m *n *ŋ *pʰ *tʰ *kʰ *p *t *k *b *d *g *ɸ *s *w *ɾ *j *ɣ
*i *ʉ *u *ɛ *ɔ *a
Pronouns edit
Usher reconstructs the pronouns as:[3]
sg du pl 1 *[k/g][ɔ/u], naŋ *[ŋ]ka *aia 2 *n[ɔ/u] *[ŋ]kɔa *nɛ 3 *a(-na) *mani *mɛ
As of 2020, these are tagged for revision.
References edit
- ^ Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Papua New Guinea languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.
- ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
- ^ a b New Guinea World, Ruboni Range
External links edit
- Timothy Usher, New Guinea World, Proto–Ruboni Range