Abau
Sepik (Upper Sepik)
Abau is a Papuan language of the Upper Sepik subgroup of the Sepik family, spoken by about 7,500 people along the Sepik River in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea, near the Indonesian border. Notable for having the simplest phonemic inventory of any Sepik language and for a robustly documented system of whistled speech used over long distances. It has an eight-class noun gender system with elaborate kinship vocabulary distinguishing terms used by male and female speakers.
Où elle est parlée
20 mots essentiels en Abau
Eau
hu
/hu/
Feu
ya
/ja/
Soleil
ey
/ej/
Lune
yen
/jɛn/
Mère
ipey
/ˈipej/
Père
aio
/aˈio/
Manger
ra
/ɾa/
Boire
—
/—/
Amour
—
/—/
Cœur
—
/—/
Arbre
nɔw
/nɔw/
Maison
a
/a/
Chien
nwoh
/nwɔh/
Chat
—
/—/
Main
yiha
/jiha/
Œil
nene
/ˈnɛnɛ/
Bonjour
—
/—/
Merci
—
/—/
Un
rin
/ɾin/
Bon
yapre
/japɾɛ/
Sources
- Bailey, D. A. (1975) A Phonological Description of Abau. Workpapers in Papua New Guinea Languages 13, SIL.
- Lock, A. H. (2011) Abau Grammar. Data Papers on Papua New Guinea Languages 57. SIL-PNG.
- Laycock, D. C. (1968) Languages of the Lumi Subdistrict (West Sepik District), New Guinea. Oceanic Linguistics 7(1): 36-66.
- Foley, W. A. (2005) Linguistic prehistory in the Sepik-Ramu basin.
- Glottolog: Abau
Mots comparés
Comparé aux langues Sepik (Upper Sepik) apparentées
| Sens | Abau | Kusunda | Ombrien | Makasaé | Phrygien | Yuchi | Pyu |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eau | hu /hu/ | tang /tɑŋ/ | utur /ˈu.tur/ | ira /ˈira/ | — /—/ | cha /tʃa/ | ʔuy /uj/ |
| Feu | ya /ja/ | yu /ju/ | pir /pir/ | ata /ˈata/ | — /—/ | tsoda /tsoda/ | vyaŋ /wjaŋ/ |
| Soleil | ey /ej/ | nəm /nəm/ | — /—/ | watu /ˈwatu/ | — /—/ | dethla /dɛhla/ | ño /ɲo/ |
| Lune | yen /jɛn/ | pom /pom/ | — /—/ | uru /ˈuru/ | masê /maˈseː/ | zethla /zɛhla/ | hla /hla/ |
| Mère | ipey /ˈipej/ | — /—/ | matrer /ˈma.trer/ | ina /ˈina/ | mater /ˈmater/ | ahnʌh /ahnʌh/ | na /na/ |
| Père | aio /aˈio/ | ama /ama/ | patre /ˈpa.tre/ | baba /ˈbaba/ | atas /aˈtas/ | — /—/ | paʔ /paʔ/ |
| Manger | ra /ɾa/ | təim /təim/ | — /—/ | nawa /ˈnawa/ | — /—/ | gʌ /ɡʌ/ | cyaʔ /tɕaʔ/ |
| Boire | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | gehe /ˈɡɛhɛ/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Amour | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Cœur | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Arbre | nɔw /nɔw/ | cigi /t͡siɡi/ | — /—/ | ate /ˈate/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | siŋ /siŋ/ |
| Maison | a /a/ | gepa /ɡepa/ | — /—/ | oma /ˈoma/ | — /—/ | tsotʔa /tsotʔa/ | vaiŋ /waiŋ/ |
| Chien | nwoh /nwɔh/ | agəi /aɡəi/ | — /—/ | defa /ˈdɛfa/ | kan /kan/ | shtsé /ʃtsɛ/ | kwiy /kwij/ |
| Chat | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Main | yiha /jiha/ | gisi /ɡisi/ | manuv-e /ma.ˈnu.we/ | tana /ˈtana/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | lak /lak/ |
| Œil | nene /ˈnɛnɛ/ | gam /ɡam/ | — /—/ | nana /ˈnana/ | — /—/ | shela /ʃela/ | mik /mik/ |
| Bonjour | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Merci | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Un | rin /ɾin/ | nu /nu/ | unu /ˈu.nu/ | u /ʔu/ | — /—/ | hahgo /hahɡo/ | te /te/ |
| Bon | yapre /japɾɛ/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | rau /rau/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
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