| Misegian | |
|---|---|
| Mikarew Ruboni Range | |
| Geographic distribution | Ruboni Range,Yawar Rural LLG,Madang Province,Papua New Guinea |
| Linguistic classification | Ramu
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| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | kire1239 |
TheMisegian, also known asMikarew orRuboni Range languages, are a smallfamily of clearly related languages,
They are generally classified among theRamu languages of northernPapua New Guinea. The Misegian languages are all spoken inYawar Rural LLG,Madang Province,Papua New Guinea.[1][2]
Usher (2020) reconstructs the consonant inventory as follows:[3]
| *m | *n | *ŋ | |
| *pʰ | *tʰ | *kʰ | |
| *p | *t | *k | |
| *b | *d | *g | |
| *ɸ | *s | ||
| *w | *ɾ | *j | *ɣ |
| *i | *ʉ | *u |
| *ɛ | *ɔ | |
| *a |
Usher reconstructs the pronouns as:[3]
| sg | du | pl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | *[k/g][ɔ/u], naŋ | *[ŋ]ka | *aia |
| 2 | *n[ɔ/u] | *[ŋ]kɔa | *nɛ |
| 3 | *a(-na) | *mani | *mɛ |
As of 2020, these are tagged for revision.