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Border Languages (New Guinea)
The Border or Upper Tami languages are an independent family of Papuan languages in Malcolm Ross's version of the Trans–New Guinea proposal. Unlike the neighboring Sepik languages and many other Papuan language families of northern New Guinea, Border languages do not have grammatical gender or number (dual and plural forms). Name The Border family is named after the Indonesia – Papua New Guinea border, which it spans. Other than the Border languages, the Skou, Senagi, Pauwasi, Anim, and Yam families also span the Indonesia – Papua New Guinea border. Classification history Cowan (1957) tentatively proposed a "Tami" family, named after the Tami River Tami or TAMI may refer to: People and fictional characters * Tami (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with either the given name or nickname * Mark Tami (born 1962), British politician and Member of Parliament * Pierluigi Tami ..., that included the modern Border and Sko language families. Some o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the world's second-largest island with an area of . Located in Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is separated from Australia by the wide Torres Strait, though both landmasses lie on the same continental shelf. Numerous smaller islands are located to the west and east. The eastern half of the island is the major land mass of the independent state of Papua New Guinea. The western half, known as Western New Guinea, forms a part of Indonesia and is organized as the provinces of Papua, Central Papua, Highland Papua, South Papua, Southwest Papua, and West Papua. The largest cities on the island are Jayapura (capital of Papua, Indonesia) and Port Moresby (capital of Papua New Guinea). Names The island has been known by various names: The name ''Papua'' was used to refer to parts of the island before contact with the West. Its etymology is unclear; one theory states that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auyi Language
Awyi (Awye) is a Papuan language of Indonesian Papua. It is spoken in Arso District, Keerom Regency Keerom Regency is one of the regencies (''kabupaten'') in the Papua Province of Indonesia. It was formed from the eastern districts then within Jayapura Regency with effect from 12 November 2002. It covers an area of 9,365 km2, and had a popu .... References Border languages (New Guinea) Languages of western New Guinea {{papuan-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waina Language
Sowanda is a Papuan language of Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea, with a couple hundred speakers in Indonesian Papua. Dialects There are three divergent varieties, Waina, Punda and Umeda, which may be distinct languages. They are each spoken in three different villages of Walsa Rural LLG in Sandaun Province Sandaun Province (formerly West Sepik Province) is the northwesternmost mainland Provinces of Papua New Guinea, province of Papua New Guinea. It covers an area of 35,920 km2 (13868 m2) and has a population of 248,411 (2011 census). The capita ...: *Waina village (), located in Waina ward *Punda village (), located in Punda ward *Umeda village (), located in Punda ward References Border languages (New Guinea) Languages of western New Guinea Languages of Sandaun Province {{papuan-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viid Language
Senggi, or Viid, is a Papuan language of Indonesian Papua. It is spoken in Senggi village, Senggi District, Keerom Regency Keerom Regency is one of the regencies (''kabupaten'') in the Papua Province of Indonesia. It was formed from the eastern districts then within Jayapura Regency with effect from 12 November 2002. It covers an area of 9,365 km2, and had a popu .... References *Galis, Klaas Wilhelm. 1956. ''Etnographische notities over het Senggi-gebied''. Gouvernement van Nederlands Nieuw-Guinea, Kantoor voor Bevolkingszaken. 34pp. (No. 86). Border languages (New Guinea) Languages of western New Guinea {{papuan-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manem Language
Manem, or Jeti (Yeti), is a Papuan language of Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea, and Indonesian Papua. In Indonesia, it is spoken in Wembi, Mannem District, Keerom Regency Keerom Regency is one of the regencies (''kabupaten'') in the Papua Province of Indonesia. It was formed from the eastern districts then within Jayapura Regency with effect from 12 November 2002. It covers an area of 9,365 km2, and had a popu .... References Border languages (New Guinea) Languages of western New Guinea Languages of Sandaun Province {{papuan-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imonda Language
Imonda is a Papuan language of Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea. It has a simple consonant system and a complex vowel system, with no phonological tones. Imonda is heavily verb oriented, and does not mark nouns for number or gender, but marks number on the verb for subject, object, and several other types of noun phrases. Tense, aspect, negation and interrogation are also indicated in part on the verb. There is a very high-frequency topic clitic, which can be used on noun phrases, adverbs, or verbs. The language has no coordinating or subordinating conjunctions, filling these roles with other approaches. Phonology Imonda has 10 vowels, which is the most number of vowels for any Border Borders are usually defined as geographical boundaries, imposed either by features such as oceans and terrain, or by political entities such as governments, sovereign states, federated states, and other subnational entities. Political borders c ... language, and also much more than most other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daonda Language
Auwe-Daonda is a Papuan language of Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea. Auwe is spoken in Simog (Smock) () and Watape () villages of Smock ward, Walsa Rural LLG. Daonda is spoken near Imonda in Daondai ward (), Walsa Rural LLG, Sandaun Province Sandaun Province (formerly West Sepik Province) is the northwesternmost mainland Provinces of Papua New Guinea, province of Papua New Guinea. It covers an area of 35,920 km2 (13868 m2) and has a population of 248,411 (2011 census). The capita .... References Border languages (New Guinea) Languages of Sandaun Province {{papuan-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanab Language
Amanab is a Papuan language spoken by 4,400 people in Amanab District (), Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i .... Dialects are Eastern, Northern, and Western. Phonology Vowels Consonants Pronouns The Amanab pronouns are: : Syntax In Amanab, subordinate clauses are linked using the topic marker suffix -''ba''. References * {{Border languages (New Guinea) Border languages (New Guinea) Languages of Sandaun Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pagi Language
Pagi, or Bembi, is a Papuan language spoken by 2,000 people in five villages in Sandaun Province and in Vanimo District of Papua New Guinea, near the border with Indonesian Papua. Overview The name "Bewani" attributes to the mountains that form a boundary between Vanimo and Amanab Districts. The ''Imbinis'' dialect of Pagi is spoken in ''Imbinis'' () and ''Imbio'' () villages. Neighboring languages include Ainbai and Kilmeri, also Border languages belonging to the Bewani branch. Usage ''Pagi'' is spoken near Bewani Station (), Idoli (), and Amoi () villages in Bewani-Wutung Onei Rural LLG. Tok Pisin Tok Pisin (,Laurie Bauer, 2007, ''The Linguistics Student’s Handbook'', Edinburgh ; Tok Pisin ), often referred to by English speakers as "New Guinea Pidgin" or simply Pidgin, is a creole language spoken throughout Papua New Guinea. It is an ... is generally used by the government officials and in families where husband and wife belong to communities speaking different ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ningera Language
Ningera (Ninggera) is a Papuan language of Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea. It is spoken around Ningra ward () in Bewani/Wutung Onei Rural LLG, Sandaun Province Sandaun Province (formerly West Sepik Province) is the northwesternmost mainland Provinces of Papua New Guinea, province of Papua New Guinea. It covers an area of 35,920 km2 (13868 m2) and has a population of 248,411 (2011 census). The capita .... References Border languages (New Guinea) Languages of Sandaun Province {{papuan-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
