Misegian languages
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The Misegian, also known as Mikarew or Ruboni Range languages, are a small family of clearly related languages,
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.
References
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- ↑ a b New Guinea World, Ruboni Range
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External links
- Timothy Usher, New Guinea World, Proto–Ruboni Range