Kanite
Kikanite
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.
Inakozungumzwa
Maneno 20 ya msingi katika Kikanite
Maji
nai
/nai/
Moto
lo
/lo/
Jua
suka
/suka/
Mwezi
ika
/ika/
Mama
nene
/nene/
Baba
nafa
/nafa/
Kula
ne
/ne/
Kunywa
ne
/ne/
Upendo
avesi
/avesi/
Moyo
agu
/aɡu/
Mti
yafa
/jafa/
Nyumba
no
/no/
Mbwa
ovava
/ovava/
Paka
pusi
/pusi/
Mkono
azana
/azana/
Jicho
avu
/avu/
Habari
naipa
/naipa/
Asante
susu
/susu/
Moja
magoke
/maɡoke/
Nzuri
knaga
/knaɡa/
Vyanzo
Ulinganishaji wa maneno
Imelinganishwa na lugha za Trans-New Guinea zinazohusiana
| Maana | Kikanite | Kiyagaria | Kihiri Motu | Kikuna cha San Blas | Kimussau-Emira | Kimotu | Kienga |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maji | nai /nai/ | nofa /nofa/ | ranu /ɾanu/ | di /di/ | eai /eai/ | ranu /ɾanu/ | endaki /endaki/ |
| Moto | lo /lo/ | yo /jo/ | lahi /lahi/ | so /so/ | kapok /kapok/ | lahi /lahi/ | ita /ita/ |
| Jua | suka /suka/ | kena /kena/ | dina /dina/ | olo /olo/ | ariu /aɾiu/ | dina /dina/ | niko /niko/ |
| Mwezi | ika /ika/ | ulu /ulu/ | hua /hua/ | nii /niː/ | malam /malam/ | hua /hua/ | kana /kana/ |
| Mama | nene /nene/ | nene /nene/ | sina /sina/ | nan /nan/ | nia /nia/ | sinana /sinana/ | ainya /aiɲa/ |
| Baba | nafa /nafa/ | papa /papa/ | tama /tama/ | baba /baba/ | tama /tama/ | tamana /tamana/ | taata /taːta/ |
| Kula | ne /ne/ | na /na/ | ania /ania/ | gunne /ɡune/ | anu /anu/ | aniani /aniani/ | nepenge /nepeŋe/ |
| Kunywa | ne /ne/ | nava /nava/ | inua /inua/ | gobe /ɡobe/ | inum /inum/ | inuinu /inuinu/ | na pee /na peː/ |
| Upendo | avesi /avesi/ | amige /amiɡe/ | lalokau /lalokau/ | sabbi /sabːi/ | talimi /talimi/ | lalokau /lalokau/ | mende /mende/ |
| Moyo | agu /aɡu/ | nemo /nemo/ | kudouna /kudouna/ | kurgin /kuɾɡin/ | lalota /lalota/ | kudouna /kudouna/ | maita /maita/ |
| Mti | yafa /jafa/ | yake /jake/ | au /au/ | sappi /sapːi/ | rikei /ɾikei/ | au /au/ | ita /ita/ |
| Nyumba | no /no/ | nono /nono/ | ruma /ɾuma/ | nega /neɡa/ | ulemi /ulemi/ | ruma /ɾuma/ | anda /anda/ |
| Mbwa | ovava /ovava/ | yapa /japa/ | sisia /sisia/ | achu /atʃu/ | kovur /kovuɾ/ | sisia /sisia/ | yana /jana/ |
| Paka | pusi /pusi/ | pusi /pusi/ | pusi /pusi/ | miji /midʒi/ | busi /busi/ | gosi /ɡosi/ | pusi /pusi/ |
| Mkono | azana /azana/ | bayo /bajo/ | imana /imana/ | arigan /aɾiɡan/ | lima /lima/ | imana /imana/ | kingi /kiŋɡi/ |
| Jicho | avu /avu/ | gago /ɡaɡo/ | matana /matana/ | ibya /ibja/ | mata /mata/ | matana /matana/ | lenge /leŋɡe/ |
| Habari | naipa /naipa/ | amige /amiɡe/ | namona /namona/ | nuedi /nweðiː/ | emua /emua/ | namo gida /namo ɡida/ | baa wa /baː wa/ |
| Asante | susu /susu/ | tega /teɡa/ | tanikiu /tanikiu/ | nuedi malo /nweðiː malo/ | poasi /poasi/ | oi namo /oi namo/ | yaku /jaku/ |
| Moja | magoke /maɡoke/ | kahene /kahene/ | ta /ta/ | kuenki /kweŋki/ | esa /esa/ | ta /ta/ | mendeai /mendeai/ |
| Nzuri | knaga /knaɡa/ | kavi /kavi/ | namo /namo/ | nuegan /nweɡan/ | rop /ɾop/ | namo /namo/ | epe /epe/ |
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