Duwet language
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Duwet, also known as Guwot or Waing, is an aberrant member of the Busu subgroup of Lower Markham languages in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. Duwet is spoken by about 400 people and appears to have been heavily influenced by its neighboring Nabak language (also called Wain) of the Papuan Trans–New Guinea languages. It is spoken in the three villages of Lambaip, Lawasumbileng, and Ninggiet.[1]
Duwet is spoken in the three villages of Lambaip (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".), Lawasumbileng, and Ninggiet in Nabak Rural LLG.[1]
Morphology
Pronouns and person markers
Subject prefixes
| Person | Singular –past | Singular +past | Plural –past | Plural +past |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nga- | ngga- | manga- | manga- |
| 2nd person | ngu- | nggu- | manga- | manga- |
| 3rd person | ngi- | nggi- | ngi- | nggi- |
Numerals
Traditional Duwet numerals include only three basic forms: 'one', 'two', and 'hand (= five)'.
| Numeral | Term | Gloss |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ta(gine)/ta(ine) | 'one' |
| 2 | seik | 'two' |
| 3 | seik mba ta | 'two and one' |
| 4 | seik mba seik | 'two and two' |
| 5 | lima-ngg | 'hand-my' |
References
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- Holzknecht, Susanne (2001). "Number and Person in the Duwet Language of Papua New Guinea." In Andrew Pawley, Malcolm Ross, and Darrell Tryon, eds., The Boy from Bundaberg: Studies in Melanesian Linguistics in Honour of Tom Dutton, 175-191. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
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