Baining languages
| Baining | |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity | Baining people |
| Geographic distribution | Gazelle Peninsula, New Britain |
| Linguistic classification | East New Britain
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| Glottolog | bain1263 |
The Baining languages are a small language family spoken by the Baining people on the Gazelle Peninsula of New Britain in Papua New Guinea. They appear to be related to the neighboring Taulil–Butam languages, which immigrated from New Ireland.
Languages
[edit]The languages are:
- Mali (2,200 speakers)
- Qaqet (6,400 speakers)
- Kairak (900 speakers)
- Simbali (450 speakers)
- Ura (1,900 speakers)
Extinct Makolkol neighbored the (other) Baining languages to their southwest but is unattested.
Vocabulary comparison
[edit]The following basic vocabulary words are from SIL field notes (1970, 1971, 1975), as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database.[1]
The words cited constitute translation equivalents, whether they are cognate (e.g. sʌdᶺm, asdɛmgi for “ear”) or not (e.g. tʌƀəřʌk, it for “louse”).
gloss Mali (Makunga dialect) Mali (Arambum dialect) Qaget Ura head aŋʌpʌski uwʌski niŋaǥa; ʌ niŋʌg̶ʌ amʌ niŋʌɣi; auwʌski; ʌmʌ niŋʌɣɩ hair aɣʌsɛŋ ǥʌsɛŋ aǥsiŋ; ʌg̶asiŋ aɣʌsɛŋ; kʌsiŋ; kʌsɩŋ ear sʌdᶺm asdɛmgi asndəmgi; sədəmki asdʌmgi; dʌsdəmgɩ; dʌsdəmgi eye saǥɔŋ saǥoŋ ʌ rʌsʌkŋiʌm; saknaǥa asauɣoŋ; ʌ̂ sʌǥon; ʌ sʌǥoŋ nose kulimki ulɩmgi ǥəřɩmki; ʌ rʌg̶ʌrimgi awʌlyʌmgi; ʌ ǥulimgɩ; ʌ ǥulimgi tooth alkɛŋ ǥɛŋ ařkiŋ; ařkingi atkiŋgi; ʌ ǥʌřʌ; naeyɛŋ; næyɛŋ tongue aǥulbiŋka ǥɔbɩnga ǥalbinka; og̶lbinga aɣuebunga; duɛbingʌ leg alaǥar; səlʌpiřom aǥař ʌ laiŋyat; ɩlaiŋ ʌgʌřʌ louse tʌƀəřʌk it ᶩait; ʌ ɛɛtki məaιt; məait; ɩr̰aɩt dog paimka imga daŋka; ʌ dʌŋgʌ imga; mɛmgʌ pig ƀlam; pᶺlᶺmkah ƀɛmgah ƀiləmgʌ; ƀlam ƀɩɛmgʌ; ƀiɛmgʌ; wemga bird isᶺmka i sʌmga waiṱki; ʌ wʌitka ɛɛ'sumgʌ; ɛɛsumgʌ; isʌmga egg pa·lo la luaǥa; ʌ luʌg̶ʌ duřaiṱ; duřaιt̯; luaɣa blood ambias abiʌska ʌg̶ʌřʌkʌ; ǥəřəka a biaska; biʌskʌ bone səlʌp atlɨp lan; sləpki a Lləp; ʌ Lləp; o slʌpki skin kᶺndʌnki ŋᶺndᶺŋ ǥət·dinki; ʌrʌgʌtdəŋit aslɩɣɩge; ʌ sliyɩgɛ; ʌ sliyigɛ breast kʌmkʌ ǥumukh ǥomʌk; og̶əmək at gəmuk; atkʌmuk tree amʌŋka ŋumuŋ mʌŋkha; munkʌ ʌ muŋgʌ; ŋʌmuga man aroǥa; umᶺska umʌska ǥwatka; ʌ g̶wʌtkʌ gamoɛɣa; gʌmuɛgʌ woman lɛƀɔpki aƀopəkin nanki; ʌ nʌngi ɛwəpkɩ; ɛwəpki; Ewopki sun kunʌŋka wunɛŋga ʌ niřag̶a; niřaǥa; nɩlaǥa ɣunʌga; wunʌgʌ moon ayaƀunki 'aǥɔngi yaǥunki; ʌ yɔg̶ungi yaǥunǥɩ; yaɣungi; yʌǥungi water ařɛŋki řiŋgi ǥřapki; ʌ kʌinʌg̶i mʌřiŋgi; mʌřɩŋgɩ; rigi fire a mundʌm mudʌmbʌs altiŋki; ʌltiŋgi mundʌbʌs; mundʌm stone dulki diǥa ʌ dulkʌ; dulka duɩɣa; mʌ duɩ; mʌ dui road, path aiskah iskah aiskʌ; aiska iska; mʌiskʌ; mʌɩskʌ name aŋařɛpki ŋʌrɩpkih dyiʌringi namgi; řɨnki diŋyiřipki; diŋyɩrɩpkɩ; ŋʌr̰iþki eat katɨs katɨs ka tɨs; kʌ təs ɣat tʌs; ka ts; kʌ təs one asʌŋgʌk sɛgɨkh ǥwanaska; og̶unʌskʌ sɩgʌk; sʌgʌk; sigʌk two aundom udion ǥwanasiam; og̶unʌsiʌm undiom; undɩom
References
[edit]- ^ Greenhill, Simon (2016). "TransNewGuinea.org - database of the languages of New Guinea". Retrieved 2020-11-05.