Sepik languages
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Pronouns
The pronouns Ross reconstructs for proto-Sepik are:| I | *wan | we two | *na-nd, *na-p | we | *na-m |
| thou (M) | *mɨ-n | you two | *kwə-p | you | *kwə-m |
| thou (F) | *yɨ-n, *nyɨ-n | ||||
| he | *ətə-d, *də | they two | *ətə-p, *tɨ-p | they | *ətə-m, *tɨ-m |
| she | *ətə-t, *tɨ |
Note the similarities of the dual and plural suffixes with those of the Torricelli languages
Torricelli languages
The Torricelli languages are a language family of about fifty languages of the northern Papua New Guinea coast, spoken by only about 80,000 people. Named after Torricelli Mountains. The most populous and best known Torricelli languages are the Arapesh, with about 30,000 speakers.The most promising...
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See also
- Papuan languagesPapuan languagesThe Papuan languages are those languages of the western Pacific which are neither Austronesian nor Australian. The term does not presuppose a genetic relationship. The concept of Papuan peoples as distinct from Melanesians was first suggested and named by Sidney Herbert Ray in 1892.-The...
- Sepik–Ramu languages
- Donald LaycockDonald LaycockDr Donald Laycock was an Australian linguist and anthropologist. He is best remembered for his work on the languages of Papua New Guinea.-Biography:...