Amto–Musan languages
| Amto–Musan | |
|---|---|
| Samaia | |
| Geographic distribution | Papua-Neuguinea |
| Linguistic classification | Arai–Samaia
|
| Subdivisions | |
| Glottolog | amto1249 |
Amto–Musan is a language family of two closely related but not mutually intelligible Papuan languages, Amto and Siawi, of the Sandaun Province of Papua New Guinea. Amto–Musan was left unclassified by Ross (2005) (see Papuan languages#Ross classification) due to lack of data; Wurm (1975) had posited it as an independent family. The family has typological similarities with the Busa language isolate, but these do not appear to demonstrate a genetic relationship.
Timothy Usher links the Amto–Musan languages to their neighbors, the Arai languages and the Pyu language in as Arai–Samaia stock.[1]
Cognates
Amto-Musan family cognates listed by Foley (2018):[2]
| gloss | Amto | Musan |
|---|---|---|
| ‘bad’ | supuware | pioware |
| ‘bird’ | ai | ʔai |
| ‘black’ | towan | tewane |
| ‘breast’ | ne | ne |
| ‘ear’ | ye | ʔe |
| ‘eye’ | mo | mene |
| ‘fire’ | mari | mari |
| ‘leaf’ | he | sɛʔ |
| ‘liver’ | tei | teʔ |
| ‘louse’ | nanu | nanu |
| ‘man’ | kyu | yɛnokono |
| ‘mother’ | ena | inaʔ |
| ‘nape’ | tipiyari | tibiare |
| ‘older brother’ | apɔ | aboʔ |
| ‘road’ | mo | mono |
| ‘sago’ | tɔ | tawe |
| ‘tongue’ | həne | hanɛ |
| ‘tooth’ | i | ʔi |
| ‘tree’ | ami | ameʔ |
| ‘water’ | wi | wi |
References
- ^ NewGuineaWorld, Arai and Samaia Rivers
- ^ 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. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 197–432. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
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