Turama–Kikorian languages
The Turama–Kikorian languages are a family identified by Arthur Capell (1962)[1] and part of the Trans–New Guinea languages (TNG) family in the classifications of Stephen Wurm (1975) and Malcolm Ross (2005). The family is named after the Turama River and Kikori River of southern Papua New Guinea; the alternative name is based more narrowly on the Omati River.
Languages
The four languages are clearly related, though Rumu is divergent. Ross states that Rumu links the other (Turama) languages to TNG.
Proto-language
Some lexical reconstructions by Usher (2020) are:[2]
gloss Proto-Rumu-Omati Proto-Omati River Rumu head/top *mab *mab mapô leaf/hair/feather *b[au]t *bɔt ?paɾâu ear *go̝ *go̝ kō eye *isĩ *isĩ ihī nose *ju *ju jū tooth *magu *magu makù foot/leg *tãᵋ *tãᵋ ɾɛ̂ bone *tab *tab ɾapò breast *sõ̝ *sõ̝ hó louse *gutɔm *gutɔm kuɾɔ̀ dog *gas *gas ká ~ kaé pig *gɔ[u]n *gɔn kɔù bird *gaᵋ *gaᵋ ká ~ kaé egg *d[ɔ]um *d[ɔ]um tree *i *i ì sun *ɛsɔa *ɛsɔa ɛhɔ̂ water *wẽ̝ *wẽ̝ fire *i *i ì path *dɛⁱ *dɛⁱ tɛî name *e̝ne̝ne̝n *ne̝ne̝n enené two *t[aⁱ/aᵋ] *taᵋ taí
Basic vocabulary
The following basic vocabulary words are from Franklin (1973),[3] as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database.[4] The sets of words are not necessarily cognate.
gloss Rumu Ikobi-Mena Mena Omati head wotu rapo mapʰ mabo mawo hair pate maporo maboru mahabero ear ku pate kupi kovi kovi eye ihita si(tom) sitɔumu isi nose yu rapo bopʰ boƀo sorowu tooth maku ka̧i̧ yo kaiyɔ kokame tongue ɔhɔ kumen kumɛn komene leg re riki hae hại habo hai louse kuro kurom kuromiə kulamu dog ka kas kasə kase bird ka kae kaiɛ kae egg re tʌom tʌmɛ mena hai blood hokore kai kai kei bone rapo hap havo havo skin heitau kora kʷaru kebo breast hɔ so̧ so; šo šu tree i i ʔi man uki wane wɔnami; wɔne gamin woman wo besi bɛse bes sun eho iyos yosə; yosu soa moon pari wasiba wasibia; wasibʌŋʌ baira water u mu̧ mu fae fire i kom kumu kumu stone akapu kam kamə kamu name paina nanini nɛnɛne nenena eat nato nokun; nouwe nʌᵘwe damanai one riabai; ṛiabai sʌkanɛ sʌkanɛ sakaina two tai hae haiɛ hatarari
External links
- Timothy Usher, New Guinea World, Proto–Rumu – Omati River
- (ibid.) Proto–Omati River