Misegian languages
Language family
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The Misegian, also known as Mikarew or Ruboni Range languages, are a small family of clearly related languages,
Geographic
distributionRuboni Range, Yawar Rural LLG, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea
distributionRuboni Range, Yawar Rural LLG, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea
Linguistic classificationRamu
- Ramu proper
- Lower Ramu
- Misegian
- Lower Ramu
| Misegian | |
|---|---|
| Mikarew Ruboni Range | |
| Geographic distribution | Ruboni Range, Yawar Rural LLG, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Linguistic classification | Ramu
|
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | kire1239 |
They are generally classified among the Ramu languages of northern Papua New Guinea. The Misegian languages are all spoken in Yawar Rural LLG, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.[1][2]
Phonemes
Usher (2020) reconstructs the consonant inventory as follows:[3]
*m *n *ŋ *pʰ *tʰ *kʰ *p *t *k *b *d *g *ɸ *s *w *ɾ *j *ɣ
*i *ʉ *u *ɛ *ɔ *a
Pronouns
Usher reconstructs the pronouns as:[3]
sg du pl 1 *[k/g][ɔ/u], naŋ *[ŋ]ka *aia 2 *n[ɔ/u] *[ŋ]kɔa *nɛ 3 *a(-na) *mani *mɛ
As of 2020, these are tagged for revision.