Sogeram languages
Sogeram | |
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Sogeram River Wanang | |
Geographic distribution | Near the Sogeram River, Papua New Guinea |
Linguistic classification | Madang
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Glottolog | soge1235 |
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
- West Sogeram
- Central Segeram
- "East" 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
Pronouns[]
Daniels reconstructs the pronouns as follows:[3]
sg | pl | |
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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[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Usher, Timothy. 2020. Sogeram River. New Guinea World.
- ^ Daniels, Don. 2016. Magɨ: An undocumented language of Papua New Guinea. Oceanic Linguistics 55: 199-224.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Daniels, Don. 2017. Gants is a Sogeram Language. Language and Linguistics in Melanesia 35: 82-93.
- ^ 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.
- Sogeram languages
- Southern Adelbert languages