Misegian languages
(Redirected from Ruboni languages)
| Misegian | |
|---|---|
| Mikarew Ruboni Range | |
| Geographic distribution | Ruboni Range, Yawar Rural LLG, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Linguistic classification | Ramu
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| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | kire1239 |
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The Misegian, also known as Mikarew or Ruboni Range languages, are a small family of clearly related languages,
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 | edit source]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 | edit source]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
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- ^ a b New Guinea World, Ruboni Range
External links
[edit | edit source]- Timothy Usher, New Guinea World, Proto–Ruboni Range