Mairasi languages

Mairasi languages
Mairasi
Geographic
distribution:		 New Guinea
Linguistic classification: a possible primary family of Papuan languages
Subdivisions:
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The Mairasi languages are a small independent family of Papuan languages in the classification of Malcolm Ross, that had been part of Stephen Wurm's Trans–New Guinea proposal.

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Classification

  • Mairasi family: Semimi, Mer, Mairasi, Northeastern Mairasi

Mairasi cannot be linked to other families by its pronouns. However, Voorhoeve (1975) links in to the Tanah Merah language in the Trans–New Guinea family, and further research is needed.

Pronouns

The pronouns Ross reconstructs for proto-Mairasi are,

I *omo we *etumaka (inclusive), *eme (exclusive)
thou *nemi you *keme
s/he  ? they *negi

See also

References

  • Ross, Malcolm (2005). "Pronouns as a preliminary diagnostic for grouping Papuan languages". In Andrew Pawley, Robert Attenborough, Robin Hide, Jack Golson, eds. Papuan pasts: cultural, linguistic and biological histories of Papuan-speaking peoples. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. pp. 15–66. ISBN 0858835622. OCLC 67292782. 



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