Nukuma languages
Language family of Papua New Guinea
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The Nukuma languages are a small family of three clearly related languages:[1]
Geographic
distributionEast Sepik Province, in the Sepik River basin of Papua New Guinea
distributionEast Sepik Province, in the Sepik River basin of Papua New Guinea
| Nukuma | |
|---|---|
| Ma | |
| Geographic distribution | East Sepik Province, in the Sepik River basin of Papua New Guinea |
| Linguistic classification | Sepik
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| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | nuku1256 |
They are generally classified among the Sepik languages of northern Papua New Guinea; Malcolm Ross places them in a Middle Sepik branch of that family.
They are spoken to the north of the Sepik River near Ambunti, and west of the Ambulas-speaking region of Mapr (near Wosera town).[2]
Pronouns
Vocabulary comparison
The following basic vocabulary words are from Foley (2005)[3] and Laycock (1968),[4] as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database.[5]
The words cited constitute translation equivalents, whether they are cognate (e.g. masək, masiki for “head”) or not (e.g. miːma, nogəpie for “woman”).
gloss Kwoma Mende head masək masiki ear fuː; mabiya mampla eye miː; miyi məsokome nose sumojɨ; sumwonj miñompo tooth pu; tarəkwi fu tongue kwunja; tarekwoy tarple leg yaːte; yati kumpa louse nəkə; nɨka nika dog asa asa pig buri; poyi bird apu afi egg apo; bey; mpei fəla blood pi fi bone apo; hapa hapa skin mampə maume breast muk; muku muku tree me mi man ma ma woman miːma nogəpie sun ya ta moon nowəka; nɨwɨka niyaka water uku uku fire hi; hiː hi stone papa süŋkye name hi eat a one pochi two uprus frišip