Angan languages


The Angan or Kratke Range languages are a family of the Trans–New Guinea languages in the classification of Malcolm Ross. The Angan languages are clearly valid as a family. They were first identified as such by J. Lloyd and A. Healey in 1968; Wurm classified them as Trans–New Guinea. Glottolog treats Angan as a separate or unclassified family, ignoring further evidence.
The languages are spoken in the Kratke Range of Eastern [Highlands Province] and adjoining areas of Gulf Province and Morobe Province.

Languages

Ross classifies the languages as follows:
Branch A is defined by the pronouns ni and ti. Ankave is not listed in Ross's classification. It has the pronouns based on ni, but not a based on ti.
Usher is both more agnostic and contradicting of Ross's 'A' and 'B' branches:
Menya is notable for its dyadic kinship terms , which are rare globally and not prevalent in Papua New Guinea.
Many Angan languages are covered by phonological sketches in Lloyd.

Pronouns

Ross reconstructs the pronouns as follows:

Vocabulary comparison

The following basic vocabulary words are from the Trans-New Guinea database:
The words cited constitute translation equivalents, whether they are cognate or not.
glossAnkaveAkoyeBaruyaHamtaiKamasaKawachaMenyaSafeyokaSimbariTainaeYagwoiaAngaataha
headmɨngamɨnggaayamɨnyagɨnyamngamagɨnamunakɨnamnyangamɨnakɨnamintamɨnggaaimnakɨnamɨtɨ-'o
hairnda'an̩daamɨjatamtanjisamsa'amta; ndamɨsamindataṃdemsaasamɨsis-a'a
earhaara'aaraakadɨkaqatakata'akaatɨgaqatahaarahakaantɨkaaarɨqatisaatɨ'-ɨrɨ
eyesɨmuaagwaaitɨnnahingotumatɨmmahingwatɨmasɨmtahaagwehinant-a'a
nosesɨ'mahamɨsɨnnahimasipatalɨpasihimazamaanasɨmputahamɨhimsamant-a'a
toothmaangɨmaagamaangamaangamaangamaangaheqwaangamaangamaankamaagemaanamank-ɨrɨ
tongueaai'wɨaabgwa; aavwiataalɨtaaaiwatewatevatewameraanyakwaavlɨlɨaaveonahyaalsaomas-a'a
legsugwaaviagaavgasɨvɨlayangasugwalɨvyazukazɨvesɨwlahabgu'kwapɨtwalyɨau'-ɨrɨ
louseiyayeyɨleiyaa'aaiyaiyayaaqaiyaailande'ilaakɨrɨ-'o
dogsɨwiatayojɨlɨkahive'aasuyalɨvaayahivyeqazɨwasanjɨlɨkatɨyowakyɨsu'-ɨrɨ
birdingainkoyutaingamanɨwamɨnavaayayingayɨhuvantaqatɨinkoqaikwɨsako-'o
eggki'mɨngam̩gekwarakamngahi'imɨyamɨnyaqwimɨnapantaptaṃge'; munke'mnakwaatani-patɨ; nameraa-'o
bloodtaanggataagitawehinge'aakwelangaayahangeqasaahana; yaa'mpazamɨnjaakataagi'msaasansɨtɨ-patɨ
boneenga'yanggaiyagɨnyayangayakinayakɨnayaangayakanayankintayɨnggaiyekɨnaantɨ-tatɨ
skinyaraayarakɨlaakahewapa'apaahviwapaahakɨlaakayaranaaa'mosaampɨ-patɨ
breastaamungaaamɨgoaawɨnyaaamgaaanyaaamɨnaaangwaaamnaaamɨntaaamugo'aamnaamwɨtɨ'-ɨrɨ
treeika'iga'itaiyaisaigaiyaiyaikaigyaisai-patɨ
manogaavo; waakokwalaqokakwe'wakwe; kwoyavaqokahwekwalaavokwalawo-'o
womanaavagiabaagibalaaapakaamaaa'me; apiapakaapeaampalaavaagiaapalaapop-aatɨ
sunsanggwaavgwonyɨlamapamapemapiyamapa mapekwɨnja; nilyahabgo'mapyaipɨ-'o
moonema'aamnggolangwaqaamngaki'yapakaamɨnaqaangwahaamnalampaakaimo'lamnyɨwaatɨ-'o
wateryɨnungguinaagaaalyae'aakweaayaeqaaayaaalya; wanyanaaguaalyɨwapo'-o
fireta'atadɨkatata'atɨgatatɨhantɨkataatɨsasis-a'a
stonesa'angaandagasɨlahawategalaasahikazasasɨlahaaihekyɨnaw-a'a
nameavaa'nankanantagayaya yav'anyanyaawoyavyayavqayaveyavatataagɨyawyɨampɨ-patɨ
eatn̲eo'n̲amda'n̲ɨwa'qan̲'iinyominyoan̲kihaṉkahaan̲aantapyɨnɨmda'hisa n̲aatanananataise
onenaawonafonu'pɨrɨ' fati hunanɨnkouwa'nahɨnkwonaingava'napɨrɨ'mɨnafonohɨnkwa'nanas-
twouwafaainapɨrɨwaai hivaa'uhukwegohuvaa'uhɨnqwaaqwohuvaa'upɨvɨraalnafoyahulwaaqwɨya-