Sogeram languages

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Sogeram
Sogeram River
Wanang
Geographic
distribution		Near the Sogeram River, Papua New Guinea
Linguistic classificationMadang
Glottologsoge1235

The Sogeram languages are a family of languages in the Madang stock of New Guinea. They are named after the Sogeram River.[1]

In earlier classifications, such as that of Wurm, most of the Sogeram family were called "Wanang", after the Wanang River. The exceptions were Faita, placed as a separate branch of the Southern Adelbert languages, and Mum–Sirva (then called the "Sikan" family), which were classified with the other branch, Josephstaal (Tomul River).

Languages[]

Daniels (2016) classifies the Sogeram languages in three branches, including some recently documented languages.[2]

Sogeram

Daniels (2017), following Pawley, resolves the issue of Gants by classifying it as East Sogeram, closest to Kursav though he refrains from claiming the two languages form a clade. He notes that the name "East Sogeram" is no longer geographically appropriate, as Gants would be the westernmost Sogeram language.[3]

Recently discovered Magɨyi may also be a Sogeram language, with the forms of identified cognates closest to Mum.[4]

Because these languages form a chain, where each influences its neighbors, the branching of the family is not clear. Usher divides the languages in nearly the same way, differing only in the placement of Manat:[1]

  • Sogeram River
    • West Sogeram River
      • Atemple–Nend: Atemble (Atemple, Mand), Nend (Angaua)
      • Paynamar (Manat)
    • Central Sogeram River
      • Apali (Emerum)
      • Mum–Sirva: Mum (Katiati), Sileibi (Sirva)
    • South Sogeram River
      • Faita (Kulsab/Kursav)
      • Gants
      • Musak (Aisi)

Pronouns[]

Daniels reconstructs the pronouns as follows:[3]

sg pl
1 *ya *a-ra
2 *na *na-ra
3 *nu/*nɨ *nɨ-ra

Compare Ross's proto-Madang singular pronouns *ya, *na, *nu/*ua.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Usher, Timothy. 2020. Sogeram River. New Guinea World.
  2. ^ Daniels, Don. 2016. Magɨ: An undocumented language of Papua New Guinea. Oceanic Linguistics 55: 199-224.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Daniels, Don. 2017. Gants is a Sogeram Language. Language and Linguistics in Melanesia 35: 82-93.
  4. ^ ISO code request 2013-029

Further reading[]

  • Proto-Sogeram. TransNewGuinea.org. From Daniels, D. 2010. A preliminary phonological history of the Sogeram languages of Papua New Guinea. Oceanic Linguistics, 49, 163-193.
  • Proto-Central-Sogeram. TransNewGuinea.org. From Daniels, D. 2010. A preliminary phonological history of the Sogeram languages of Papua New Guinea. Oceanic Linguistics, 49, 163-193.
  • Proto-Eastern-Sogeram. TransNewGuinea.org. From Daniels, D. 2010. A preliminary phonological history of the Sogeram languages of Papua New Guinea. Oceanic Linguistics, 49, 163-193.
  • Proto-Western-Sogeram. TransNewGuinea.org. From Daniels, D. 2010. A preliminary phonological history of the Sogeram languages of Papua New Guinea. Oceanic Linguistics, 49, 163-193.
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