Kapauri–Sause languages
The Kapauri–Sause (Kapori–Sause) languages form a small language family spoken along the middle Taritatu River in the Jayapura Regency of Papua, Indonesia. They are two languages, Kapauri (Kapori) and Sause, which are not particularly close.
| Kapauri–Sause | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | New Guinea |
| Linguistic classification | Foja Range
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| Subdivisions | |
| Glottolog | None |
Classification
There is a history of linking at least Kapauri to the Kaure languages (see Kaure–Kapori languages). However, they show no particular affiliation, and Kapauri appears to be closer to Kwerba. Usher demonstrated a connection instead with another erstwhile isolate, Sause, together forming a branch of Kwerbic.[1] A partial reconstruction of proto-Kapauri–Sause can be found there.
Proto-language
Phonemes
Usher (2020) reconstructs the consonant inventory as follows. Apparent gaps may be due to poverty of data (e.g., there are /p/, /ɸ/ and /ɡ/ in the languages, but as of 2020 they have not been reconstructed for the protolanguage):[1]
*m *n *t *s *k *b *w *ɽ *j *h
*i *u *e *ɵ *o *ɛ *a [*aː]
Pronouns
Pronouns are reconstructed as follow.[1]
| proto-KS | Kapauri | Sause | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | *ka | kaku | aʔ |
| 2sg | *ɵ | u | e |
| 3sg | *aɾ̃oC | aːnuʔ | arok |
| 1pl | *ne | aɽuʔ | ne |
Basic vocabulary
Some lexical reconstructions by Usher (2020) are:[1]
gloss Proto-Kapauri-Sause head *baːɽ ear *t[o̝/u]waro̝ tooth *w₂ano̝ tongue *mɛn₂o̝ blood *ko̝mo̝ bone *aːᵘC breast *mɵ̝N louse *hɛno̝ dog *unu bird *ɽe̝Cne̝N egg *huwini sun *nisiki (?) moon *bɛ[N/nV] water/river *bo̝C path *nawaɽo̝ eat *na[N/nV] two *nɛbɽe̝[na]
References
External links
- Timothy Usher, New Guinea World, Proto-Kapauri–Sause