Gogodala–Suki languages
The Gogodala–Suki or Suki – Aramia River languages are a small language family of Papua New Guinea, spoken in the region of the Aramia River. The four language are clearly related.Languages
The languages are:
Gogodala–Suki languages and respective demographic information listed by Evans are provided below.Phonemes
The reconstructed sound system is,
It's not clear that there was *w or *j distinct from *u and *i.Pronouns
Free pronouns and object prefixes are:Evolution
Gogodalic-Suki formed a branch of Trans–New Guinea languages in the classification of Malcolm Ross. Possible reflexes of proto-Trans-New Guinea etyma are:
Gogodala language:
- omo ‘breast’ < *amu
- magata ‘mouth, jaw’ < *maŋgat
- mele-pila ‘tongue’ < *mele-mbilaŋ
- imu ‘eye’ < *amu
- mi ‘louse’ < *iman, *niman
- kadepa ‘sun’ < *kandpa
- ila ‘tree, fire’ < *inda
- na- ‘eat’ < *na-
- mana- ‘sit, stay’ < *mVna-
Suki language:
- gigoa ‘cassowary’ < *kua
- na- ‘eat’ < *na-
