Upper Yuat River Languages

	Upper Yuat River Languages The Upper Yuat languages consist of two small language family, language families, namely Arafundi languages, Arafundi and Piawi languages, Piawi, spoken in the region of the upper Yuat River of New Guinea. The connection was first suggested by William A. Foley and confirmed by Timothy Usher, who further links them to the Madang languages. Upper Yuat languages display more typological similarities with Trans-New Guinea than the other neighboring language families of the Sepik-Ramu basin (namely the Lower Sepik-Ramu languages, Lower Sepik-Ramu and Yuat languages, Yuat families). The Madang languages are frequently included in Trans–New Guinea classifications, but the connection is not yet demonstrated. The Piawi languages are morphologically much simpler than the Arafundi languages. Linguistic varieties William A. Foley, Foley (2018) lists the following linguistic varieties. ;Upper Yuat Piawi languages: Harway language, Harway (Wiyaw language, Wiyaw / Waibuk language, Waibuk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Yuat River The Yuat is the major tributary of the Sepik River in northern Papua New Guinea. The Yuat is on the right (southern) side and joins the Sepik about 20 linear km upstream from the Keram River, and just downstream from the Chambri Lakes. The eponymous Yuat languages, (Middle) Yuat and Upper Yuat languages, Upper Yuat languages are spoken along the banks of the Yuat River. Yuat Rural LLG in East Sepik Province derives its name from the river. Tributaries Yuat River has many tributaries, the two major source is Lai River 179 km and Jimi River 148 km long. List of Yuat River Tributaries by length Lai River 179 km Jimi River 148 km References Rivers of Papua New Guinea {{PapuaNewGuinea-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Waibuk Language Haruai (less commonly Harway) is one of two languages of the Piawi family of New Guinea. The language has borrowings from Kalam. Young men are likely to know Kobon and Tok Pisin, but many Haruai are monolingual. Haruai is also commonly known as Waibuk, also Wiyaw, Wovan, Taman. Dialects are North Waibuk (Hamil), Central Waibuk (Mambar), South Waibuk (Arama); word taboo is practiced but does not impede communication. Language contact Due to intensive language contact, Haruai shares 35 percent of its vocabulary with Kobon (a Trans-New Guinea language belonging to the Madang branch), which is the same proportion of vocabulary that Haruai shares with the related language Hagahai. Some lexical examples: : Harway has both native and borrowed terms for words like ‘sun’, ‘dog’, and ‘father’, but in the case of ‘wife’s brother’, ‘grandmother’, and ‘ear’, only loanwords of Kobon origin are used. Phonology Bibliography Comrie, Bernard. 1987. ''A Grammar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Upper Yuat Languages The Upper Yuat languages consist of two small language families, namely Arafundi and Piawi, spoken in the region of the upper Yuat River of New Guinea. The connection was first suggested by William A. Foley and confirmed by Timothy Usher, who further links them to the Madang languages. Upper Yuat languages display more typological similarities with Trans-New Guinea than the other neighboring language families of the Sepik-Ramu basin (namely the Lower Sepik-Ramu and Yuat families). The Madang languages are frequently included in Trans–New Guinea classifications, but the connection is not yet demonstrated. The Piawi languages are morphologically much simpler than the Arafundi languages. Linguistic varieties Foley (2018) lists the following linguistic varieties. ;Upper Yuat Piawi languages: Harway ( Wiyaw / Waibuk), Pinai-Hagahai ( Pinaye, Aramo / Aramaue) Arafundi languages The Arafundi languages are a small family of clearly related languages in East Sepik P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Imboin Language The Arafundi languages are a small family of clearly related languages in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. They are conjectured to be related to the Piawi and Madang languages. They are named after the Arafundi River. Alfendio is an old synonym for ''Arafundi'', from when it was still considered a single language. Languages The Arafundi languages form a dialect continuum where language boundaries are blurred. The Arafundi languages are,Usher, Timothy (2020) New Guinea WorldArafundi River/ref> * Nanubae Tapei Andai (Meakambut) * Awiakay (Karamba) Kassell, et al. (2018) recognize Andai, Nanubae, and Tapei. Foley (2018) cites Hoenigman (2015) for 'Upper Arafundi' and 'Lower Arafundi', as well as listing Awiakay and 'Imboin'. However, the scope of these names is somewhat confused. Usher notes, An Enga-based pidgin is also used by speakers of Arafundi languages. Classification Laycock (1973) grouped the Arafundi languages with the Ramu languages, although (according ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Aramaue Language Hagahai, also known as Pinai, is one of two languages of the Piawi family of New Guinea. Speakers in Enga Province use the name ''Pinai'' for all Pinai-Hagahai speakers. Those in Madang use Hagahai, at least for themselves. Exonyms include ''Wapi'' and ''Miamia'' in Enga and ''Aramo'' in Haruai. Dialects are divergent, but speakers have a common identity. Writing system References Works cited * External links * Kaipuleohone Kaipuleohone is a digital ethnographic archive that houses audio and visual files, photographs, as well as hundreds of textual material such as notes, dictionaries, and transcriptions relating to small and endangered languages. The archive is stored ... has an archive of Pinai-Hagahai audio recordings Piawi languages Languages of Papua New Guinea {{papuan-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Wiyaw Language Haruai (less commonly Harway) is one of two languages of the Piawi family of New Guinea. The language has borrowings from Kalam. Young men are likely to know Kobon and Tok Pisin, but many Haruai are monolingual. Haruai is also commonly known as Waibuk, also Wiyaw, Wovan, Taman. Dialects are North Waibuk (Hamil), Central Waibuk (Mambar), South Waibuk (Arama); word taboo is practiced but does not impede communication. Language contact Due to intensive language contact, Haruai shares 35 percent of its vocabulary with Kobon (a Trans-New Guinea language belonging to the Madang branch), which is the same proportion of vocabulary that Haruai shares with the related language Hagahai. Some lexical examples: : Harway has both native and borrowed terms for words like ‘sun’, ‘dog’, and ‘father’, but in the case of ‘wife’s brother’, ‘grandmother’, and ‘ear’, only loanwords of Kobon origin are used. Phonology Bibliography Comrie, Bernard. 1987. ''A Grammar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]