Keram languages
| Keram | |
|---|---|
| Keram River | |
| Geographic distribution | Keram River watershed, Papua New Guinea |
| Linguistic classification | Ramu–Keram
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| Subdivisions |
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| Glottolog | None |
The Keram languages of New Guinea are part of the Ramu family. They are the Mongol–Langam languages and a pair of languages sometimes thought to belong to the Grass family. (See Grass languages for the history of classification.)
Foley (2018) classifies most of them in the Grass branch of the Ramu family,[1] while Usher classifies them as coordinate with the Ramu family, leaving a reduced number of languages in the Grass branch.[2]
They are named for the Keram River.
Languages[edit]
- East Keram River
- West Keram River (Mongol–Langam)
Pronouns[edit]
Usher (2020) reconstructs the pronouns of East Keram and West Keram as follows:[3]
East Keram West Keram sg pl sg pl 1 *ni *anɨ *ni *an 2 *[o/u] *[o/u]nɨ *u *un 3 *ma *aLɨ *mɨ, *ma- *ndɨ
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Foley, William A. (2018). "The Languages of the Sepik-Ramu Basin and Environs". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 197–432. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
- ^ West Keram River – NewGuineaWorld
- ^ East Keram River, West Keram River
External links[edit]
- Timothy Usher, New Guinea World, Proto–East Keram River
- (ibid) Proto–West Keram River