Magɨ
Magi
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionMadang Province
Native speakers
50 (2016)[1]
Trans–New Guinea
Language codes
ISO 639-3gkd
Glottologmagi1243

Magɨ is a moribund Papuan language of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. It was discovered in 2012. It is spoken in the village of Wanang, which hosts a field site belonging to the New Guinea Binatang Research Center.[2]

Magɨ is most closely related to the Aisi language, with which it forms an Aisian subgroup within the Sogeram branch.[2]

Vocabulary

Below is a 100-item Swadesh list comparing Magɨ and Aisi, from Daniels (2016).[2]

no.glossMagɨAisicognate?
1Iyayes
2thounanayes
3wearɨanɨyes?
4thisnakunakuyes
5thatarakuarakuyes
6whonɨŋeninɨyes?
7whataiaiyes
8nomagɨmabɨŋno
10manymugummaŋgimano
11onepabrapabrayes
12twoagrendaagrendayes
13bigkuŋarkuŋaryes
14longgaraŋgaraŋyes
15smallanɨmɨnɨanɨmɨnɨyes
16womanabiabiyes
17mankurkuruyes
19fishkyaŋɨkyaŋɨyes
20birdkapɨkapɨyes
21dogapiapɨryes
22louseimaŋimuyes?
23treetetaryes
24seedkɨsɨrkɨsɨryes
25leaftewadtaŋarno
26rootkɨnamkɨrɨrno
28skinsɨgɨd (dɨb < Aisi)dɨbɨyes?
29fleshkisɨkɨkɨsɨkɨyes
30bloodigamigamyes
31bonekañaŋdagarno
32greasesɨraŋsɨrɨyes?
33eggkimbianoŋno
35tailkwarɨkwarɨyes
37hairsisiarɨno
38headkatamkatamyes
39earduwagdugagyes?
40eyetamɨtamɨyes
41nosemumukatammumuyes
42mouthsɨmbɨkatamsumboiyes?
43toothmakɨmakɨyes
44tonguemiginsagwino
46footaŋgɨaŋgɨyes
47kneekugadkogeyes?
48handkɨmɨbkumobyes
49bellykɨtɨmkumuno
50necksakumnagumno
51breastsamɨamɨyes
53livermapɨmumbaŋno
55eatn-n-yes
56biteis-is-yes
57seetɨmbr-tɨmbr-yes
58hearir-ir-yes?
60sleepambɨt kɨn-aŋgɨn-no
61diekum-kum-yes
62killiw-iw-yes
63swimaŋ sud-aŋ sor-yes
64flypug-brɨr am-no?
65walkkr-kr-yes
66comeye-wi-no
68sitmɨŋga kɨn-kɨnɨgam-no
69standdugwa pam-togapam-yes?
70giveigw-igw-yes
71says-u-no
72sunwayaŋwayaŋyes
73moonirɨnairinayes
74startindɨtendɨyes
75wateryes
76rainamno?
77stonegwandegwandeyes
78sandmisabupono
79earthbiuryes
80cloudkamɨkamoyes
81smokeapɨspɨsɨyes
82fireababyes
83ashiburibɨryes
84burntu-tu-yes
85pathkɨbkɨbyes
86mountainparamwareno
90whitekikɨmor, niŋno
91blackgriŋgreŋyes
92nightumɨndaurakɨrno
94coldkarukɨburno
95fullmɨtateyakarateno
96newarɨm?kikɨno?
97goodupɨnaŋurundano
99dryginaŋgenaŋyes
100nameibibyes

References

  1. Magɨ at Ethnologue (21st ed., 2018) Closed access icon
  2. 1 2 3 Daniels, Don. 2016. Magɨ: An undocumented language of Papua New Guinea. Oceanic Linguistics 55: 199-224.

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