Nukuma languages
The Nukuma languages are a small family of three clearly related languages:[2]
| Nukuma | |
|---|---|
| Ma | |
| Geographic distribution | East Sepik Province, in the Sepik River basin of Papua New Guinea |
| Linguistic classification | Sepik
|
| Glottolog | nuku1256[1] |
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).[3]
Pronouns
Pronouns in Nukuma languages:[3]
pronoun Kwoma Mende 1sg an an ~ na ~ a 2sg.m mɨ mi 2sg.f ni ɲi 3sg.m rɨ or ~ ri 3sg.f sɨ os ~ si 1du si ʃi 2du ki ʃi 3du pɨr fri 1pl no ni 2pl kwo ci 3pl ye li
gollark: I think Notelia tried that for a bit but it went horribly wrong somehow.
gollark: Though I have the *opposite* employment figure there, probably due to the heavy automation.
gollark: Apparently Notelia is too!
gollark: Wow, that's very high employment.
gollark: According to this Anrak is in the bottom 7% of the world for income equality, bottom 1% for law enforcement, bottom 4% for health, but top 2% for rudeness, crime and recreational drug use.
See also
References
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Nukuma". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- Ma, New Guinea World
- Foley, William A. (2018). "The Languages of the Sepik-Ramu Basin and Environs". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 197–432. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
- 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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