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Mek Languages
The Mek languages are a well established language family, family of Papuan languages spoken by the Mek people and Yali people. They form a branch of the Trans–New Guinea languages (TNG) in the classifications of Stephen Wurm (1975) and of Malcolm Ross (linguist), Malcolm Ross (2005). Mek, then called Goliath, was identified by M. Bromley in 1967. It was placed in TNG by Wurm (1975). Languages The Mek languages form three dialect chains (Heeschen 1998): * Eastern: Ketengban language, Ketengban (including Okbap, Omban, Bime, Onya), Una language, Una (Goliath), Eipomek language, Eipomek * Northern: Kosarek Yale language, Kosarek Yale–Nipsan language, Nipsan, Nalca language, Nalca * Western: Korupun-Sela language, Korupun-Sela (including Dagi, Sisibna, Deibula) Proto-language Phonemes Usher (2020) reconstructs the consonant and vowel inventories as 'perhaps' as follows: : : : Pronouns Pronouns are: : The difference between the two 3pl forms is not known. 2pl and 3pl have p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mek People
The Mek are a Indigenous people of New Guinea, Papuan people living in Dirwemna and Puldama, Yahukimo Regency, Highland Papua, Indonesia. They are closely related to Ketengban people in Pegunungan Bintang Regency. A television series on The Discovery Channel titled ''Living with the Mek'' was aired in 2008. See also *Indigenous people of New Guinea References External linksPhotos from the Mek tribal area Ethnic groups in Indonesia Indigenous ethnic groups in Western New Guinea Uncontacted peoples {{Asia-ethno-group-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Una Language
Una, better known as Goliath, is a Papuan language spoken in Yahukimo Regency, Highland Papua. Dialects are (Western) Una, Bomela, Tanime, Eastern Sela, Kinome. Eastern Una is closer to Ketengban Ketengban, also known as ''Kupel'', is a Papuan language spoken in Pegunungan Bintang Regency, Highland Papua, Indonesia, near the Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country ... (and often considered a dialect of). References *John Louwerse, 1988, ''The morphosyntax of Una in relation to discourse structure'' Mek languages Languages of Western New Guinea {{papuan-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mek Languages
The Mek languages are a well established language family, family of Papuan languages spoken by the Mek people and Yali people. They form a branch of the Trans–New Guinea languages (TNG) in the classifications of Stephen Wurm (1975) and of Malcolm Ross (linguist), Malcolm Ross (2005). Mek, then called Goliath, was identified by M. Bromley in 1967. It was placed in TNG by Wurm (1975). Languages The Mek languages form three dialect chains (Heeschen 1998): * Eastern: Ketengban language, Ketengban (including Okbap, Omban, Bime, Onya), Una language, Una (Goliath), Eipomek language, Eipomek * Northern: Kosarek Yale language, Kosarek Yale–Nipsan language, Nipsan, Nalca language, Nalca * Western: Korupun-Sela language, Korupun-Sela (including Dagi, Sisibna, Deibula) Proto-language Phonemes Usher (2020) reconstructs the consonant and vowel inventories as 'perhaps' as follows: : : : Pronouns Pronouns are: : The difference between the two 3pl forms is not known. 2pl and 3pl have p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yale Language
Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, and one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. Yale was established as the Collegiate School in 1701 by Congregationalist clergy of the Connecticut Colony. Originally restricted to instructing ministers in theology and sacred languages, the school's curriculum expanded, incorporating humanities and sciences by the time of the American Revolution. In the 19th century, the college expanded into graduate and professional instruction, awarding the first PhD in the United States in 1861 and organizing as a university in 1887. Yale's faculty and student populations grew rapidly after 1890 due to the expansion of the physical campus and its scientific research programs. Yale is organized into fifteen constituent schools, including the original undergra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kosarek Language
Kosarek (or ''Kosarek Yale'', ''Mek Kosarek'') is a Papuan language used in Kosarek District, Yahukimo Regency, Highland Papua Highland Papua () is a provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia, which roughly follows the borders of the Papuan customary region of Lano-Pago (often shortened to La Pago). It covers an area of and had a population of 1,467,050 according to .... Further reading *Heeschen, Volker. 1992. ''A Dictionary of the Yale (Kosarek) Language: with Sketch of Grammar and English Index''. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer. *Heeschen, Volker. 2000. Die Yale-Sprache, eine Papua-Sprache. In: Ludger Hoffmann (ed.), ''Sprachwissenschaft: Ein Reader'', 759–774. 2nd edn. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. References Mek languages {{papuan-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eipo Language
Eipo (Eipomek), or Lik, is a Mek language of the eastern highlands of Eipumek District, Pegunungan Bintang Regency, Highland Papua. It spoken by the Eipo people who live along the Eipo River. A large percentage of its vocabulary is shared with Una and Tanime, and they form one dialect area. Classification Eipo belongs to the Eastern branch of Mek languages, which is a family of closely related languages belonging to the larger grouping of Trans-New Guinea languages. Geographic distribution The Eipo language is spoken by about 3,000 people along the Eipo River in the valley of Eipomek, which is situated in the eastern highlands of Highland Papua. Phonology Consonants Eipo exhibits the following 16 phonemic consonants: * /p/ indicates a labialized ʷɵ * /c/ indicates a palatalized ʲ Vowels Eipo has five phonemic vowels: Diphthongs are not regarded as separate phonemes. Grammar Morphology Eipo is generally isolating language, but exhibits an elaborate system o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korupun-Sela Language
Korupun (Korapun) is a Papuan language spoken in Yahukimo Regency, Highland Papua. Dialects are Korupun (Duram), Dagi, Sisibna (Gobugdua), Deibula, (Western) Sela. It is also known as ''Kimyal of Korupun''; Kimyal is another name for Nalca ''Gunnera tinctoria'', known as giant rhubarb, Chilean rhubarb, or ''nalca'', is a flowering plant species native to southern Chile and neighboring zones in Argentina. It is unrelated to rhubarb, as the two plants belong to different orders, but .... Indonesian Kemendikbud classified the former as ''Mek Nalca'', while Korupun-Sela is classified as ''Kimyal''. According to Timothy Usher, the "Korupun" described by Bromley is a separate, though closely related, language. References Mek languages Languages of Western New Guinea {{papuan-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nalca Language
Nalca (Naltya, Naltje) is a Papuan language spoken in Yahukimo Regency, Highland Papua, Indonesia. Alternative names are Hmanggona, Hmonono, Kimnyal (Kimyal). The latter is most often used for Korupun-Sela. Indonesian Kemendikbud classified Nalca as Mek Nalca, while ''Kimyal'' is used for Korupun-Sela. History The Nalca language was an unwritten language until missionaries from the USA entered the area in the early 1960s. A literacy program was developed, and many people in the Nalca language group learned to read. Roger Doriot from the USA learned the language and completed the translation of the New Testament of the Bible in 2000. Classification Nalca belongs to the Western branch of the Mek languages, which is a family of closely related languages belonging to the larger grouping of Trans-New Guinea languages. Geographic distribution The Nalca language is spoken by about 18,000 people in Yahukimo Regency Yahukimo Regency is one of the regencies (''kabupaten'') in the I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nipsan Language
Nipsan (or ''Southern Yali/Yale'', ''Mek Nipsan'') is a Papuan language of Nipsan District, Yahukimo Regency, Highland Papua Highland Papua () is a provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia, which roughly follows the borders of the Papuan customary region of Lano-Pago (often shortened to La Pago). It covers an area of and had a population of 1,467,050 according to .... References Mek languages {{papuan-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kosarek Yale Language
Kosarek (or ''Kosarek Yale'', ''Mek Kosarek'') is a Papuan language used in Kosarek District, Yahukimo Regency, Highland Papua Highland Papua () is a provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia, which roughly follows the borders of the Papuan customary region of Lano-Pago (often shortened to La Pago). It covers an area of and had a population of 1,467,050 according to .... Further reading *Heeschen, Volker. 1992. ''A Dictionary of the Yale (Kosarek) Language: with Sketch of Grammar and English Index''. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer. *Heeschen, Volker. 2000. Die Yale-Sprache, eine Papua-Sprache. In: Ludger Hoffmann (ed.), ''Sprachwissenschaft: Ein Reader'', 759–774. 2nd edn. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. References Mek languages {{papuan-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eipomek Language
Eipo (Eipomek), or Lik, is a Mek language of the eastern highlands of Eipumek District, Pegunungan Bintang Regency, Highland Papua. It spoken by the Eipo people who live along the Eipo River. A large percentage of its vocabulary is shared with Una and Tanime, and they form one dialect area. Classification Eipo belongs to the Eastern branch of Mek languages, which is a family of closely related languages belonging to the larger grouping of Trans-New Guinea languages. Geographic distribution The Eipo language is spoken by about 3,000 people along the Eipo River in the valley of Eipomek, which is situated in the eastern highlands of Highland Papua. Phonology Consonants Eipo exhibits the following 16 phonemic consonants: * /p/ indicates a labialized ʷɵ * /c/ indicates a palatalized ʲ Vowels Eipo has five phonemic vowels: Diphthongs are not regarded as separate phonemes. Grammar Morphology Eipo is generally isolating language, but exhibits an elaborate system o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
