Mandobo language
Mandobo, or Kaeti, is a Papuan language of Mandobo District in Boven Digoel Regency, Papua, Indonesia.
| Mandobo | |
|---|---|
| Dumut | |
| Kaeti | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Mandobo District in Boven Digoel Regency, Papua |
Native speakers | 30,000 (2002)[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:bwp – Mandobo Bawahaax – Mandobo Atas |
| Glottolog | mand1473 |
Evolution
Below are some Kaeti reflexes of proto-Trans-New Guinea proposed by Pawley (2012), drawn from McElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970).[2][3]
| proto-Trans-New Guinea | Kaeti |
|---|---|
| *maŋgat[a] ‘teeth, mouth’ | magot |
| *mVkVm ‘cheek’ | (a)moka (cf. Axu moxo pe) |
| *maŋgV ‘compact round object’ | (Axu mügo ‘egg’) |
| *amu ‘breast’ | am |
| *k(o,u)ma(n,ŋ)[V] ‘neck, nape’ | koman |
| *kumV- ‘die’ | kün (cf. Sawuy xom-, Wambon N. & Wambon S. kim-) |
| *mVkVm ‘cheek, jaw’ | (a)moka ‘cheek’ |
| *na ‘1SG’ | nø(p) |
| *ni, *nu ‘1PL free pron.’ | no-güp |
| *na- ‘eat’ | (Wambon en-) |
| *k(o,u)ma(n,ŋ)[V] ‘neck, nape’ | koman |
| *mb(i,u)t(i,u)C ‘fingernail’ | betit |
| *imbi ‘name’ | üp |
| *apa[pa]ta ‘butterfly’ | apap |
| *k(a,o)ndok[V] ‘foot, leg’ | kodok |
| *andu- ‘to cook’ | odu |
| *mb(i,u)t(i,u)C ‘fingernail’ | betit |
| *(ŋg,k)iti-maŋgV ‘eye’ | (?) kerop |
| *(mb,p)ututu- ‘to fly’ | (?) bere(na) |
| *kumut, *tumuk ‘thunder’ | komöt |
| *maŋgat[a] ‘teeth, mouth’ | magot |
| *ŋga ‘2SG’ | gu |
| *maŋgat[a] ‘teeth, mouth’ | magot |
| *maŋgV ‘compact round object’ | (Axu mügo ‘egg’) |
| *ka(nd,t)(e,i)kV ‘ear’ | kere(top) |
| *k(a,o)ndok[V] ‘foot, leg’ | kodok |
| *ka(nd,t)apu ‘skin’ | kotae |
| *kumbutu ‘wind’ | kiow |
| *kin(i,u)- ‘sleep’ | kinum |
| *kumV- ‘die’ | kün |
| *k(o,u)ma(n,ŋ)[V] ‘neck’ | koman |
| *kuya ‘cassowary’ | (Sawuy kuye) |
| *kV(mb,p)(i,u)t(i,u) ‘head’ | (?) xebia(an) |
| *mVkVm ‘cheek’ | (a)moka (cf. Axu moxo pe) |
| *kutV(mb,p)(a,u)[C] ‘long’ | (?) guru(op) |
| *ok[V] ‘water’ | ok |
| *k(a,o)ndok[V] ‘foot’ | kodok |
References
- Mandobo Bawah at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Mandobo Atas at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) - Pawley, Andrew (2012). Hammarström, Harald; van den Heuvel, Wilco (eds.). "How reconstructable is proto Trans New Guinea? Problems, progress, prospects". History, Contact and Classification of Papuan Languages. Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: Linguistic Society of Papua New Guinea (Language & Linguistics in Melanesia Special Issue 2012: Part I): 88–164. hdl:1885/38602. ISSN 0023-1959.
- McElhanon, Kenneth A. AND C.L. Voorhoeve. 1970. The Trans–New Guinea Phylum: explorations in deep-level genetic relationships. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
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