Kainantu–Goroka languages – Wikipedia
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Language family
The Kainantu–Goroka languages are a family of Papuan languages established by Arthur Capell in 1948 under the name East Highlands. They formed the core of Stephen Wurm’s 1960 East New Guinea Highlands family (the precursor of Trans–New Guinea), and are one of the larger branches of Trans–New Guinea in the 2005 classification of Malcolm Ross.
Languages[edit]
The constituent Kainantu and Goroka families are clearly valid groups, and both William A. Foley and Timothy Usher consider their TNG identity to be established. The languages are:[1]
- Goroka family
- Kainantu family
Pronouns[edit]
The pronouns reconstructed by Ross (2005) for proto-Kainantu–Goroka, proto-Kainantu, and proto-Goroka are as follows:
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proto-Kainantu–Goroka
sg pl 1 *ná *tá[za] 2 *ká[za] *tá-na- 3 *[y]á, *wá *yá[na] -
proto-Kainantu
sg du pl 1 *né *té[ze]- *té[ze] 2 *é[ze] *[te]né- 3 *wé
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proto-Goroka
sg pl 1 *ná *tá[za] 2 *ká *tá-na-gaza, *tí-na-gaza 3 *[y]á *[y]á-na-gaza, *í-na-gaza
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The possessive forms are:
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proto-Kainantu–Goroka
sg pl 1 *na-i *ta-i 2 *ka *tana-i 3 *[y]a, *wa *ya-i, *yana-i
Evolution[edit]
Kainantu–Goroka reflexes of proto-Trans-New Guinea (pTNG) etyma are:[2]
Awa language:
- are ‘ear’ < *kand(e,i)k(V]
- nu ‘louse’ < *niman
Tairora language:
- ato ‘ear’ < *kand(e,i)k(V]
- ir ‘tree’ < *inda
- (n)am ‘breast’ < *amu
- nume ‘louse’ < *niman
- kubu ‘short’ < *k(a,u)tu(p,mb)aC
- mi- ‘give’ < *mV-
Fore language:
- na- ‘eat’ < *na-
- numaa ‘louse’ < *niman
- mi- ‘give’ < *mV-
- amune ‘egg’ < *mun(a,i,u)ka
- kasa ‘new’ < *kVndak
- mone ‘nose’ < *mundu
Gende language:
- ami ‘breast’ < *amu
- mut ‘belly’ < *mundun 'internal organs'
- mina- ‘stay’ < *mVna-
- nogoi ‘water < *[n]ok
- (tu)nima ‘louse’ < *niman
- me- ‘give’ < *mV-
Innovations in proto-Kainantu-Goroka replacing proto-Trans-New Guinea forms:[2]
- *tá[za] ‘1pl’ replaces pTNG *ni, *nu
- *tá-na ‘2pl’ replaces pTNG *ŋgi, *ja
- genitive forms ending in *-i
Vocabulary[edit]
Gorokan basic vocabulary from William A. Foley (1986):[3]
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gloss Proto-Gorokan Gende Siane Benabena Kamono–Yagaria Fore ‘two’ *tote ogondrari lele loe lole tara ‘man’ *we vei we vo ve wa ‘water’ *no(k) nogoi no nagami ni(na) wani ‘fire’ tuva yo logo hali yakuʔ ‘tree’ *ya izo ya yafa yava yaː ‘leaf’ kuruma aila haya(ʔa) haeya aʔyeʔ ‘root’ *supa tovaya lufawa lufusa(ʔa) havu aubu ‘house’ *nom nomu numu(na) no(hi) yo(na) naːmaʔ ‘breast’ *ami ami- ami(na) amiha(ʔa) ami(maʔa) nono ‘tooth’ *wa va(iza) auma yogo(ʔa) (ä)vep (a)wa ‘bone’ *yampu yami- auma felisa(ʔa) (a)pu(va) (a)yaːmpu ‘ear’ *ke/a ka- ka(la) (e)kesa(ʔa) (ä)geta (a)ge ‘hair’ *yoka yogo yowa(la) oka(ʔa) (a)yokaʔ (a)yaːʔ ‘leg’ *kia kia- kiya(na) gigusa(ʔa) (a)gia (a)gisaː ‘blood’ *kota mamia- wanu golaha(ʔa) gola(na) koraːʔ ‘hand’ *ya ya a(na) yaha(ʔa) (ä)ya ya ‘egg’ *mut mura mula mu(ʔa) mu(na) amuʔ ‘sun’ *po po fo yafi yafo yaːbu ‘axe’ *tu tu luna lu lu tuʔ ‘netbag’ *ko ko owo gu(ʔi) gu(na) koʔ ‘eat’ *na- na- n- na- no- na- ‘die’ *puti- pri- fol- fili- fili- puri- ‘say’ *si- ti- l- li- hi- i- ‘give’ *mi- imi- om- m- mi- mi- ‘big’ *(n)ampa namba namba napa legepa tabe
Kainantu basic vocabulary from William A. Foley (1986):[3]
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gloss Awa Auyana Gadsup Tairora ‘two’ tɔtare kaiʔa kaantani taaraʔanta ‘man’ wɛ waiya banta bainti ‘water’ no nomba nomi namari ‘fire’ ira irama ikai iha ‘tree’ ta taima yaani katari ‘leaf’ ɔnɔ anama anai mare ‘root’ anuʔ anuʔa anuʔi tuʔa ‘house’ nɔ naamba maʔi naabu ‘breast’ nɔ naamba naami naama ‘tooth’ awɛ awaiyamba abakuni aabai ‘bone’ ayɔnta ayaantamba ayampai buhaarima ‘ear’ ɔre aʔa aakami aato ‘hair’ (a)yɔra aayara -nyoi kauhi ‘leg’ ai aisamima akani aiʔu ‘blood’ nɛe naema naarei naare ‘hand’ ayɔnobeh ayamba aayaami kauʔu ‘egg’ au auma amuʔi auru ‘sun’ popoʔnah aabauma ikona kauri ‘axe’ konaro koraroba kuntaʔi kaarima ‘netbag’ unɔ unaamba unaami uta ‘eat’ nɔno nare naano naana ‘die’ pukire pukai pukono ʔutubiro ‘say’ iraruwo siyo seʔu tiena ‘give’ awiʔ ami ameno amina ‘big’ aanotɔ anomba inoʔna nora
Proto-languages[edit]
Some lexical reconstructions of Proto-East Kainantu and Proto-North Kainantu by Usher (2020) are:[4][5]
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gloss Proto-East Kainantu Proto-North Kainantu head *piᵄtɐ *noːN hair/feather *jɐᵘsi *jɐᵘ ear *ɑːtoː *ɑːʔ eye *wu *u nose *ipi *siʔ tooth *wɐⁱ *wɐj tongue *m₂ɑːpiɾi *[m/n][ɐⁱ]piɾ leg *ipu *tɐɾ blood *wi[ʔt]ipɐ *nɑːɾeː bone *muʔjɑːni *(ɐ-)jɐNpɐ breast *nɑːNmɐ *nɑːN louse *numɐ *nuN dog *w₂ɐⁱni *ijɐN pig *p₂uᵄɾɐ *poːɾ bird *inɑːmɐ; *uwini *nuN egg *uɾu *uɾ tree *jɐtɐɾi *jɑːj sun *j₂uᵄni *ɑːʔ moon *[u]toːnɐ *wi[ɾ]oːN water *noːni *noːN fire *iʔjɐ *itɐ stone *oːni *oː[ɾ/j] path *ɑːni *ɑːj man *wɐⁱ-iNti *wɑːⁱNsɐ woman *ɐnɑːjeː *ɐnɑːsi name *utu *wiʔ eat *nɐ- one *moːʔjɑː *mɐnɑː two *tɑːɾɐ *tɑːN
See also[edit]
Bibliography[edit]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Timothy Usher, New Guinea World, Kainantu
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