| Mairasi | |
|---|---|
| Native to | West Papua,Indonesia |
| Region | Bomberai Peninsula |
Native speakers | (3,300 cited 1996)[1] |
Mairasi
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | zrs |
| Glottolog | nucl1594 |
Mairasi (a.k.a.Faranyao andKaniran) is aPapuan language of theBomberai Peninsula ofWest Papua,Indonesia.
The Northeastern dialect may be a distinct language.
Locations:[2]
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Post- alveolar | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ||||
| Plosive | voiceless | t | ʔ | |||
| voiced | b | d | dʒ | ɡ | ||
| Fricative | voiceless | ɸ | s | |||
| voiced | β | |||||
| Liquid | r | |||||
| Semivowel | w | |||||
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u |
| Mid | e | o |
| Back | a | |
Mairasi possessor prefixes are:[3]
| sg | pl | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | o- | ee- |
| 2 | ne- | e- |
| 3 | na- | ne- |
Noun phrasecase markers in Mairasi:[3]: 546
Some examples:
Mairasi possessor prefixes:[3]: 546
| sg | pl | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | o- | ee- |
| 2 | ne- | e- |
| 3 | na- | ne- |
Examples ofinalienable possessors:
Mairasi has two directional suffixes, which are only used with movement verbs.[3]: 549
Examples of directional suffixes in use:
Animacy is marked by the adjective modifiern-, as exemplified by the contrast in the following two noun phrases.[3]: 546
Vowel changes can modify the number of animate nouns:[3]: 546