Kanite
Trans-New Guinea
Kanite is a Trans-New Guinea Kainantu-branch language of the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea, spoken by ~6,000 people in the Kainantu District around Henganofi. The Kainantu-Goroka family (Kamano, Yagaria, Gadsup, Auyana, Kanite, Tairora — ~30+ languages, ~200K total speakers) is one of the major Trans-New Guinea subgroups of the Eastern Highlands. Linguistically, Kanite shares classical Eastern Highlands features: SOV constituent order, postpositions, complex verb morphology with subject-tense-aspect agreement, switch-reference clause-chaining, and a small phoneme inventory typical of Kainantu languages. McCarthy's 1965 SIL phonology and Bible translation work since the 1960s have produced literacy materials and the New Testament. Despite the small population, Kanite shows relative vitality in remote highland villages.
Dove si parla
20 parole essenziali in Kanite
Acqua
nai
/nai/
Fuoco
lo
/lo/
Sole
suka
/suka/
Luna
ika
/ika/
Madre
nene
/nene/
Padre
nafa
/nafa/
Mangiare
ne
/ne/
Bere
ne
/ne/
Amore
avesi
/avesi/
Cuore
agu
/aɡu/
Albero
yafa
/jafa/
Casa
no
/no/
Cane
ovava
/ovava/
Gatto
pusi
/pusi/
Mano
azana
/azana/
Occhio
avu
/avu/
Ciao
naipa
/naipa/
Grazie
susu
/susu/
Uno
magoke
/maɡoke/
Buono
knaga
/knaɡa/
Fonti
Parole a confronto
Confrontato con le lingue Trans-New Guinea correlate
| Significato | Kanite | yagaria | Hiri Motu | Kuna di San Blas | Mussau-Emira | Motu | enga |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acqua | nai /nai/ | nofa /nofa/ | ranu /ɾanu/ | di /di/ | eai /eai/ | ranu /ɾanu/ | endaki /endaki/ |
| Fuoco | lo /lo/ | yo /jo/ | lahi /lahi/ | so /so/ | kapok /kapok/ | lahi /lahi/ | ita /ita/ |
| Sole | suka /suka/ | kena /kena/ | dina /dina/ | olo /olo/ | ariu /aɾiu/ | dina /dina/ | niko /niko/ |
| Luna | ika /ika/ | ulu /ulu/ | hua /hua/ | nii /niː/ | malam /malam/ | hua /hua/ | kana /kana/ |
| Madre | nene /nene/ | nene /nene/ | sina /sina/ | nan /nan/ | nia /nia/ | sinana /sinana/ | ainya /aiɲa/ |
| Padre | nafa /nafa/ | papa /papa/ | tama /tama/ | baba /baba/ | tama /tama/ | tamana /tamana/ | taata /taːta/ |
| Mangiare | ne /ne/ | na /na/ | ania /ania/ | gunne /ɡune/ | anu /anu/ | aniani /aniani/ | nepenge /nepeŋe/ |
| Bere | ne /ne/ | nava /nava/ | inua /inua/ | gobe /ɡobe/ | inum /inum/ | inuinu /inuinu/ | na pee /na peː/ |
| Amore | avesi /avesi/ | amige /amiɡe/ | lalokau /lalokau/ | sabbi /sabːi/ | talimi /talimi/ | lalokau /lalokau/ | mende /mende/ |
| Cuore | agu /aɡu/ | nemo /nemo/ | kudouna /kudouna/ | kurgin /kuɾɡin/ | lalota /lalota/ | kudouna /kudouna/ | maita /maita/ |
| Albero | yafa /jafa/ | yake /jake/ | au /au/ | sappi /sapːi/ | rikei /ɾikei/ | au /au/ | ita /ita/ |
| Casa | no /no/ | nono /nono/ | ruma /ɾuma/ | nega /neɡa/ | ulemi /ulemi/ | ruma /ɾuma/ | anda /anda/ |
| Cane | ovava /ovava/ | yapa /japa/ | sisia /sisia/ | achu /atʃu/ | kovur /kovuɾ/ | sisia /sisia/ | yana /jana/ |
| Gatto | pusi /pusi/ | pusi /pusi/ | pusi /pusi/ | miji /midʒi/ | busi /busi/ | gosi /ɡosi/ | pusi /pusi/ |
| Mano | azana /azana/ | bayo /bajo/ | imana /imana/ | arigan /aɾiɡan/ | lima /lima/ | imana /imana/ | kingi /kiŋɡi/ |
| Occhio | avu /avu/ | gago /ɡaɡo/ | matana /matana/ | ibya /ibja/ | mata /mata/ | matana /matana/ | lenge /leŋɡe/ |
| Ciao | naipa /naipa/ | amige /amiɡe/ | namona /namona/ | nuedi /nweðiː/ | emua /emua/ | namo gida /namo ɡida/ | baa wa /baː wa/ |
| Grazie | susu /susu/ | tega /teɡa/ | tanikiu /tanikiu/ | nuedi malo /nweðiː malo/ | poasi /poasi/ | oi namo /oi namo/ | yaku /jaku/ |
| Uno | magoke /maɡoke/ | kahene /kahene/ | ta /ta/ | kuenki /kweŋki/ | esa /esa/ | ta /ta/ | mendeai /mendeai/ |
| Buono | knaga /knaɡa/ | kavi /kavi/ | namo /namo/ | nuegan /nweɡan/ | rop /ɾop/ | namo /namo/ | epe /epe/ |
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