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Mairasi Languages
The Mairasi languages, also known as Etna Bay are a small independent language family, family of Papuan languages in the classifications of Malcolm Ross (linguist), Malcolm Ross and Timothy Usher, that had been part of Stephen Wurm's Trans–New Guinea languages, Trans–New Guinea proposal. They are named after Etna Bay, located in the southeastern corner of West Papua (province), West Papua province, in Indonesia. Languages The Mairasi languages are clearly related to each other. * Mairasi family: Semimi language, Semimi, Mer language, Mer, Mairasi language, Mairasi, Northeastern Mairasi language, Northeastern Mairasi Classification Mairasi cannot be linked to other families by its pronouns. However, Voorhoeve (1975) links it to the Sumeri language, Sumeri (Tanah Merah) language, either a language isolate or an independent branch of the Trans–New Guinea family. Pawley and Hammarström (2018) do not consider there to be sufficient evidence for the Mairasi languages to be cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Etna Bay
Etna Bay (, ) is a bay in eastern Kaimana Regency, situated in the southeastern corner of West Papua (province), West Papua province, Indonesia.[ Teluk Etna] at [ GeoNames.Org (cc-by)]; post updated 2012-01-17; database downloaded on 2015-11-27 The port town of Kaimana is located to the west of Etna Bay. Etna Bay is geographically part of the administrative area of the Etna Bay District in Kaimana Regency. The Etna Bay languages are spoken in the area.Peckham, Lloyd. 1991. ''Etna Bay survey report: Irian Jaya Bird’s Neck languages''. ''Workpapers in Indonesian Languages and Cultures'' 10: 147–185. The bay got its name from the Etna expedition. See also * Etna Bay languages References Bays of Indonesia Landforms of Western New Guinea Landforms of West Papua (province) {{WPapua-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mer Language
Mer (also called Muri, Miere) is a Papuan language spoken in West Papua province of Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, .... Groups There are two groups of Miere speakers: *''Gunung'' ("Mountain") or ''Kakak'' ("elder") group, in Yabore village, Naikere District *''Pantai'' ("Beach") or ''Adik'' ("younger") group, in Senderewoi village, Rasiey District References Languages of Western New Guinea Mairasi languages {{papuan-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swadesh List
A Swadesh list () is a compilation of cultural universal, tentatively universal concepts for the purposes of lexicostatistics. That is, a Swadesh list is a list of forms and concepts which all languages, without exception, have terms for, such as star, hand, water, kill, sleep, and so forth. The number of such terms is small – a few hundred at most, or possibly less than a hundred. The inclusion or exclusion of many terms is subject to debate among linguists; thus, there are several different lists, and some authors may refer to "Swadesh lists." The Swadesh list is named after linguist Morris Swadesh. Translations of a Swadesh list into a set of languages allow for researchers to quantify the interrelatedness of those languages. Swadesh lists are used in lexicostatistics (the quantitative assessment of the genealogical relatedness of languages) and glottochronology (the dating of language divergence). For instance, the terms on a Swadesh list can be compared between two languages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William A
William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will or Wil, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, Billie, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie). Female forms include Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a compound of *''wiljô'' "will, wish, desire" and *''helmaz'' "helm, helmet".Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumeri Language
Sumuri or Sumeri (one of two Papuan languages also known as Tanah Merah) is a language spoken in Sumuri District, Teluk Bintuni Regency on the Bomberai Peninsula by about a thousand people. Distribution In Sumuri District of Teluk Bintuni Regency, Sumuri people reside in Tofoi (district capital), Materabu Jaya, Forada, Agoda, Saengga, Tanah Merah Baru, Onar Lama, and Onar Baru villages. Classification In the classifications of Malcolm Ross (2005) and Timothy Usher (2020), Sumeri forms an independent branch of the Trans–New Guinea family, but Palmer (2018) classifies it as a language isolate. It does not fit in with any of the established branches of TNG, but based on what little data there is, it would seem to be closest to either the Berau Gulf branches (i.e. South Bird's Head, West Bomberai etc.) or the Asmat–Mombum languages and their relatives further east. Sumeri has previously been linked to the Mairasi languages, but those do not share the TNG pronouns of Sumer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northeastern Mairasi Language
Mairasi ( Faranyao and Kaniran) is a Papuan language of the Bomberai Peninsula of West Papua, Indonesia. The Northeastern dialect may be a distinct language. Distribution Locations: *Kaimana Regency **Interior villages: Umbran, Jamna Fata, Matna, Tarwata, Sara, Kasira, Orai, Wangatnau, Faranyau, and Sarifan **Coastal villages: Sisir, Foroma Jaya, Warasi, Lobo, Lomira, Morona, Nanggwaromi, Omay (May may), and Warika *Teluk Wondama Regency **Naikere District villages: Sararti, Oya, Yabore, Wosimo, Undurara, and Inyora Phonology Pronouns Mairasi possessor prefixes are: : Morphology Case markers Noun phrase case markers in Mairasi: *instrumental suffix -''t'' *locative postposition ''ar'' * allative postposition ''ev(i)'' Some examples: Possessors Mairasi possessor prefixes: : Examples of inalienable possessors: Directionals Mairasi has two directional suffixes, which are only used with movement verbs. *''-aʔi'' ‘up, inland’ *''-ari'' ‘down, seaward’ Exam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semimi Language
Semimi, or ''Etna Bay'', is a Papuan language spoken in Kaimana Regency, West Papua, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, .... Bibliography ;Word lists *Earl, George Windsor. 1853. ''The Native Races of the Indian Archipelago: The Papuans''. London: Hippolyte Bailliere. *Miklucho-Maclay, Nikolaj N. 1951. Spisok nekotoryx slov dialektov Papuasov berega Papua-Koviaj na Novoj Gvinee ome words in the dialects of the Papuans of the Papua-Kowiai Coast in New Guinea In: Anfert’ev (ed.), 208–211. *Miklucho-Maclay, Nikolai von. 1876. Verzeichniss einiger Worte der Papuas der Küste Papua-Kowiay in Neu-Guinea. ''Tijdschrift voor Indische Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde'' (TBG) 23: 372–379. *Gabelentz, Georg von der and Adolf Bernard Meyer (eds.). 1882 Beiträge zur Ken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaimana Regency
Kaimana Regency is a Regencies of Indonesia, regency in the south of West Papua (province), West Papua province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 18,500 sq. km, and had a population of 46,249 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 62,256 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 65,490 (comprising 34,135 males and 31,355 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Kaimana Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9208) The administrative centre is the town of Kaimana. The Mairasi languages are spoken in the regency, among other languages. The regency includes the western portion of the Bird's Neck Isthmus and the southeastern portion of the Bomberai Peninsula. Administrative districts The regency comprises seven Districts of Indonesia, districts (''distrik''), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
