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Papuan language of Madang Province, PNG Not to be confused with Magi language (Central Province) or Wanang languages.
Magɨ
Magi
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionMadang Province
Native speakers50 (2016)
Language familyTrans–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.

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

Vocabulary

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

no. gloss Magɨ Aisi cognate?
1 I yɨ ya yes
2 thou na na yes
3 we arɨ anɨ yes?
4 this naku naku yes
5 that araku araku yes
6 who nɨŋe ninɨ yes?
7 what ai ai yes
8 no magɨ mabɨŋ no
10 many mugum maŋgima no
11 one pabra pabra yes
12 two agrenda agrenda yes
13 big kuŋar kuŋar yes
14 long garaŋ garaŋ yes
15 small anɨmɨnɨ anɨmɨnɨ yes
16 woman abi abi yes
17 man kur kuru yes
19 fish kyaŋɨ kyaŋɨ yes
20 bird kapɨ kapɨ yes
21 dog api apɨr yes
22 louse imaŋ imu yes?
23 tree te tar yes
24 seed kɨsɨr kɨsɨr yes
25 leaf tewad taŋar no
26 root kɨnam kɨrɨr no
28 skin sɨgɨd (dɨb < Aisi) dɨbɨ yes?
29 flesh kisɨkɨ kɨsɨkɨ yes
30 blood igam igam yes
31 bone kañaŋ dagar no
32 grease sɨraŋ sɨrɨ yes?
33 egg kimbi anoŋ no
35 tail kwarɨ kwarɨ yes
37 hair sisi arɨ no
38 head katam katam yes
39 ear duwag dugag yes?
40 eye tamɨ tamɨ yes
41 nose mumukatam mumu yes
42 mouth sɨmbɨkatam sumboi yes?
43 tooth makɨ makɨ yes
44 tongue migin sagwi no
46 foot aŋgɨ aŋgɨ yes
47 knee kugad koge yes?
48 hand kɨmɨb kumob yes
49 belly kɨtɨm kumu no
50 neck sakum nagum no
51 breasts amɨ amɨ yes
53 liver mapɨm umbaŋ no
55 eat n- n- yes
56 bite is- is- yes
57 see tɨmbr- tɨmbr- yes
58 hear ir- ir- yes?
60 sleep ambɨt kɨn- aŋgɨn- no
61 die kum- kum- yes
62 kill iw- iw- yes
63 swim aŋ sud- aŋ sor- yes
64 fly pug- brɨr am- no?
65 walk kr- kr- yes
66 come ye- wi- no
68 sit mɨŋga kɨn- kɨnɨgam- no
69 stand dugwa pam- togapam- yes?
70 give igw- igw- yes
71 say s- u- no
72 sun wayaŋ wayaŋ yes
73 moon irɨna irina yes
74 star tindɨ tendɨ yes
75 water aŋ aŋ yes
76 rain aŋ am no?
77 stone gwande gwande yes
78 sand misab upo no
79 earth bi ur yes
80 cloud kamɨ kamo yes
81 smoke apɨs pɨsɨ yes
82 fire ab ab yes
83 ash ibur ibɨr yes
84 burn tu- tu- yes
85 path kɨb kɨb yes
86 mountain param ware no
90 white kikɨ mor, niŋ no
91 black griŋ greŋ yes
92 night umɨnda urakɨr no
94 cold karu kɨbur no
95 full mɨtate yakarate no
96 new arɨm? kikɨ no?
97 good upɨnaŋ urunda no
99 dry ginaŋ genaŋ yes
100 name ib ib yes

References

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

Sources

Madang languages
Northern Adelbert
(Croisilles)
Manep–Barem
Kumil–Tibor
Numugen
Kaukombar
other
Southern Adelbert
Tomul (Josephstaal)
Sogeram (Wanang)
Kalam
Mabuso
Kokan
Gum
Hanseman
other
Mindjim
Rai Coast
(South Madang)
Awung
Brahman
Evapia
Peka
Nuru
Kabenau
other
Yaganon
(unclear)
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