Marienberg languages
| Marienberg | |
|---|---|
| Marienberg Hills | |
| Geographic distribution | Marienberg Hills, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Linguistic classification | Torricelli
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| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | mari1433 |
 The Torricelli languages as classified by Foley (2018) | |
The Marienberg or Marienberg Hills languages are a branch of the Torricelli language family. They are spoken in a mountainous stretch of region located between the towns of Wewak and Angoram in the Marienberg Hills of East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.
Kamasau is the best documented Marienberg language.[1]
Typology
[edit]Marienberg languages distinguish masculine and feminine genders, with feminine being the default unmarked gender.[1]
Unlike all other Torricelli branches except for the Monumbo languages, word order in the Bogia languages is SOV, likely due to contact with Lower Sepik-Ramu and Sepik languages.[1]: 298
Languages
[edit]Foley (2018) provides the following classification, based primarily on morphological evidence.[1]
There is also Forok, labeled as a variety of Bungain in survey vocabularies.
Pronouns
[edit]Pronouns in selected Marienberg Hill languages:[1]: 304
pronoun Muniwara Bungain Buna 1SG ŋa ŋan ŋa 2SG nu nu no 3M.SG na neŋ den 3M.SG wo veŋ gwen 1PL ŋam ŋaŋ ŋam 2PL num nuŋ nom 3M.PL ma meŋ bon 3F.PL kwo ceŋ en
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.