| Goilalan | |
|---|---|
| Wharton Range | |
| Geographic distribution | Wharton Range,Central Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Linguistic classification | Binanderean–Goilalan[1]
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| Language codes | |
 Map: The Goilalan languages of New Guinea The Goilalan languages Trans–New Guinea languages Other Papuan languages Austronesian languages Uninhabited | |
TheGoilalan orWharton Range languages are alanguage family spoken around theWharton Range in the "Bird's Tail" of New Guinea. They were classified as a branch of theTrans–New Guinea languages byStephen Wurm (1975), but only tentatively retained there in the classification ofMalcolm Ross (2005) and removed entirely by Timothy Usher (2020).[2]
The languages are,[2]
The languages are clearly related, especially northern Biagai, Kunimaipa, and Weri, which might be considered divergent dialects.[citation needed]
Pronouns are:
Tauade also has the possessive pronounsne-ve,ni-e.
The following basic vocabulary words are from SIL field notes (1973, 1975, 1980), as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database.[3]
The words cited constitute translation equivalents, whether they are cognate (e.g.ʒuvalo,kupal'iai for “two”) or not (e.g.gadolo,kepapaí for “ear”). Notice the very low number of cognate pairs.
| gloss | Fuyug | Tauade |
|---|---|---|
| head | hul ha; ondobe | kɔrɔtɔ |
| hair | are; hul haluma | awutu |
| ear | gadolo | kepapaí |
| eye | hul li; im | tavai |
| nose | hul hunga; unge | kiːtʰ |
| tooth | hul usi | nɔtɔvai |
| tongue | hul asese | aivi |
| leg | soga | lɔ'vai |
| louse | hi | dautʰ |
| dog | ho; oi | kɔveřa |
| pig | ovo | pɔřu |
| bird | nemba; nembe | kide |
| egg | hulombo | mutuwu |
| blood | tana | il'iví |
| bone | hude | keniví |
| skin | hul hoda; ode | kɔtipai |
| breast | hul duda | data |
| tree | i'i | eata |
| man | a'a; an | baře |
| woman | amu; amuri | iva |
| sun | evuli | vatava |
| moon | hama | ɔne |
| water | ʒu | ipi |
| fire | oki | e'na·m |
| stone | zo | evi'ti |
| road, path | enamba; inambe | bɔřiƀařa |
| name | ifa | ape'te |
| eat | huni nene | ɔmei nai |
| one | fida | kɔne |
| two | ʒuvalo | kupal'iai |
Fuyuge reflexes of purportedproto-Trans-New Guinea (pTNG) etyma are:[4]