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.
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20 palavras essenciais em Kanite
Água
nai
/nai/
Fogo
lo
/lo/
Sol
suka
/suka/
Lua
ika
/ika/
Mãe
nene
/nene/
Pai
nafa
/nafa/
Comer
ne
/ne/
Beber
ne
/ne/
Amor
avesi
/avesi/
Coração
agu
/aɡu/
Árvore
yafa
/jafa/
Casa
no
/no/
Cão
ovava
/ovava/
Gato
pusi
/pusi/
Mão
azana
/azana/
Olho
avu
/avu/
Olá
naipa
/naipa/
Obrigado
susu
/susu/
Um
magoke
/maɡoke/
Bom
knaga
/knaɡa/
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Palavras comparadas
Comparado com línguas Trans-New Guinea relacionadas
| Significado | Kanite | yagaria | Hiri Motu | San Blas Kuna | Mussau-Emira | Motu | enga |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Água | nai /nai/ | nofa /nofa/ | ranu /ɾanu/ | di /di/ | eai /eai/ | ranu /ɾanu/ | endaki /endaki/ |
| Fogo | lo /lo/ | yo /jo/ | lahi /lahi/ | so /so/ | kapok /kapok/ | lahi /lahi/ | ita /ita/ |
| Sol | suka /suka/ | kena /kena/ | dina /dina/ | olo /olo/ | ariu /aɾiu/ | dina /dina/ | niko /niko/ |
| Lua | ika /ika/ | ulu /ulu/ | hua /hua/ | nii /niː/ | malam /malam/ | hua /hua/ | kana /kana/ |
| Mãe | nene /nene/ | nene /nene/ | sina /sina/ | nan /nan/ | nia /nia/ | sinana /sinana/ | ainya /aiɲa/ |
| Pai | nafa /nafa/ | papa /papa/ | tama /tama/ | baba /baba/ | tama /tama/ | tamana /tamana/ | taata /taːta/ |
| Comer | ne /ne/ | na /na/ | ania /ania/ | gunne /ɡune/ | anu /anu/ | aniani /aniani/ | nepenge /nepeŋe/ |
| Beber | ne /ne/ | nava /nava/ | inua /inua/ | gobe /ɡobe/ | inum /inum/ | inuinu /inuinu/ | na pee /na peː/ |
| Amor | avesi /avesi/ | amige /amiɡe/ | lalokau /lalokau/ | sabbi /sabːi/ | talimi /talimi/ | lalokau /lalokau/ | mende /mende/ |
| Coração | agu /aɡu/ | nemo /nemo/ | kudouna /kudouna/ | kurgin /kuɾɡin/ | lalota /lalota/ | kudouna /kudouna/ | maita /maita/ |
| Árvore | 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/ |
| Cão | ovava /ovava/ | yapa /japa/ | sisia /sisia/ | achu /atʃu/ | kovur /kovuɾ/ | sisia /sisia/ | yana /jana/ |
| Gato | pusi /pusi/ | pusi /pusi/ | pusi /pusi/ | miji /midʒi/ | busi /busi/ | gosi /ɡosi/ | pusi /pusi/ |
| Mão | azana /azana/ | bayo /bajo/ | imana /imana/ | arigan /aɾiɡan/ | lima /lima/ | imana /imana/ | kingi /kiŋɡi/ |
| Olho | avu /avu/ | gago /ɡaɡo/ | matana /matana/ | ibya /ibja/ | mata /mata/ | matana /matana/ | lenge /leŋɡe/ |
| Olá | naipa /naipa/ | amige /amiɡe/ | namona /namona/ | nuedi /nweðiː/ | emua /emua/ | namo gida /namo ɡida/ | baa wa /baː wa/ |
| Obrigado | susu /susu/ | tega /teɡa/ | tanikiu /tanikiu/ | nuedi malo /nweðiː malo/ | poasi /poasi/ | oi namo /oi namo/ | yaku /jaku/ |
| Um | magoke /maɡoke/ | kahene /kahene/ | ta /ta/ | kuenki /kweŋki/ | esa /esa/ | ta /ta/ | mendeai /mendeai/ |
| Bom | knaga /knaɡa/ | kavi /kavi/ | namo /namo/ | nuegan /nweɡan/ | rop /ɾop/ | namo /namo/ | epe /epe/ |
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