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The Awyu–Ok languages are a group of Trans–New Guinea families in central New Guinea established by Timothy Usher, though with precedents in earlier studies.


Languages

The three language families in Awyu–Ok are as follows:New Guinea World
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Oksapmin language Oksapmin is a Trans–New Guinea language spoken in Oksapmin Rural LLG, Telefomin District, Sandaun, Papua New Guinea. The two principal dialects are distinct enough to cause some problems with mutual intelligibility. Oksapmin has dyadic kins ...
is sometimes classified as the nearest relative of Ok. However, it's unclear whether the similarities are due to relationship or to contact between Oksapmin and Mountain Ok (or both).


Reconstruction


Phonemes

Usher (2020) reconstructs the consonant inventory as follows: : :


Pronouns

Usher (2020) reconstructs the pronouns as: : The third-person pronouns are an innovation shared with the neighboring branch of Trans–New Guinea,
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. The Awyu–Ok second-person pronouns show the same vowel ablaut for gender as well.


Basic vocabulary

Some lexical reconstructions of Proto-Digul River-Ok, Proto-Digul River, and Proto-Ok by Usher (2020) are: :


References


External links


Digul River-Ok
New Guinea World.
Digul River
New Guinea World.
Ok
New Guinea World.
Kamula-Elevala River
New Guinea World.
Central Ok
New Guinea World.
Lowland Ok
New Guinea World.
Mountain Ok
New Guinea World. {{DEFAULTSORT:Awyu-Ok languages Central West New Guinea languages Trans–New Guinea languages