Awyu–Dumut languages
| Awyu–Dumut | |
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| Geographic distribution: |
New Guinea |
| Linguistic classification: | Trans–New Guinea
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| Subdivisions: |
Awyu
Dumut
Kombai
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The Awyu–Dumut or Awyu–Ndumut languages are a family of perhaps a dozen Trans–New Guinea languages spoken in eastern West Papua. Six of the languages are sufficiently attested for a basic description; it is not clear how many of the additional names (in parentheses) may be separate languages.
- Awyu branch: Aghu (Jair), Shiaxa (Jenimu, Edera), Pisa (Asuwe)
- Dumut (Ndumut) branch: Mandobo (Kaeti), Wambon
- Kombai: Kombai (Wanggom?)
In addition, the Sawi (Sawuy) and Korowai languages appear to be Awyu–Dumut, but have not been further classified.
Ethnologue lists a 'Central Awyu', but this is not attested as a distinct language (U. Amsterdam).
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[edit] History
The Awyu and Awyu–Dumut families were identified by Peter Drabbe in the 1950s.
Voorhoeve included them in his proposed Central and South New Guinea group.[1] As part of Central and South New Guinea, they form part of the original proposal for Trans–New Guinea.[2]
[edit] External links
- The Awyu–Ndumut languages in their linguistic and cultural context (University of Amsterdam) has up-to-date information on Awyu–Dumut languages
[edit] Notes
- ^ Voorhoeve, C.L. 1968. “The Central and South New Guinea Phylum: a report on the language situation in south New Guinea. Pacific Linguistics, Series A, No. 16: 1-17. Canberra: Australian National University.
- ^ McElhanon, Kenneth A.and C.L. Voorhoeve. 1970. The Trans-New Guinea phylum: explorations in deep-level genetic relationships. Pacific Linguistics, Series B, No. 16. Canberra: Australian National University.
[edit] 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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