Kamula–Elevala languages


The Kamula–Elevala languages are a small family of the Trans–New Guinea languages spoken in the region of the Elevala River.

Languages

The languages are just three, Aekyowm, Pare and Kamula. They are not obviously related to each other, but Aekyowm and Pare are closer to each other than to Kamula.
Stephen Wurm added Awin and Pa to an expanded Central and South New Guinea branch of TNG, a position reversed by Ross. The connection between Awin–Pa and Kamula was established by Suter & Usher.

Reconstruction

Phonology

Usher reconstructs the consonant and vowel inventories as follows:
There is also the diphthong *ai.

Pronouns

Usher reconstructs the Awin–Pa pronouns as:
In the 1du, Awin has /ki/ and Pare /ni/, /niki/, /nigi/. The Kamula singular forms are quite similar, but it does not have the dual.

Evolution

Proposed Awin–Pa reflexes of proto-Trans-New Guinea etyma:
Aekyom language:
Pa language: