Magɨ language


Magɨ is a moribund Papuan language of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. It was discovered in 2012. It is spoken in the village of Wanang, which hosts a field site belonging to the New Guinea Binatang Research Center.
Magɨ is most closely related to the Aisi language, with which it forms an Aisian subgroup within the Sogeram branch.

Vocabulary

Below is a 100-item Swadesh list comparing Magɨ and Aisi, from Daniels.
no.glossMagɨAisicognate?
1Iyayes
2thounanayes
3wearɨanɨyes?
4thisnakunakuyes
5thatarakuarakuyes
6whonɨŋeninɨyes?
7whataiaiyes
8nomagɨmabɨŋno
10manymugummaŋgimano
11onepabrapabrayes
12twoagrendaagrendayes
13bigkuŋarkuŋaryes
14longgaraŋgaraŋyes
15smallanɨmɨnɨanɨmɨnɨyes
16womanabiabiyes
17mankurkuruyes
19fishkyaŋɨkyaŋɨyes
20birdkapɨkapɨyes
21dogapiapɨryes
22louseimaŋimuyes?
23treetetaryes
24seedkɨsɨrkɨsɨryes
25leaftewadtaŋarno
26rootkɨnamkɨrɨrno
28skinsɨgɨd dɨbɨyes?
29fleshkisɨkɨkɨsɨkɨyes
30bloodigamigamyes
31bonekañaŋdagarno
32greasesɨraŋsɨrɨyes?
33eggkimbianoŋno
35tailkwarɨkwarɨyes
37hairsisiarɨno
38headkatamkatamyes
39earduwagdugagyes?
40eyetamɨtamɨyes
41nosemumukatammumuyes
42mouthsɨmbɨkatamsumboiyes?
43toothmakɨmakɨyes
44tonguemiginsagwino
46footaŋgɨaŋgɨyes
47kneekugadkogeyes?
48handkɨmɨbkumobyes
49bellykɨtɨmkumuno
50necksakumnagumno
51breastsamɨamɨyes
53livermapɨmumbaŋno
55eatn-n-yes
56biteis-is-yes
57seetɨmbr-tɨmbr-yes
58hearir-ir-yes?
60sleepambɨt kɨn-aŋgɨn-no
61diekum-kum-yes
62killiw-iw-yes
63swimaŋ sud-aŋ sor-yes
64flypug-brɨr am-no?
65walkkr-kr-yes
66comeye-wi-no
68sitmɨŋga kɨn-kɨnɨgam-no
69standdugwa pam-togapam-yes?
70giveigw-igw-yes
71says-u-no
72sunwayaŋwayaŋyes
73moonirɨnairinayes
74startindɨtendɨyes
75wateryes
76rainamno?
77stonegwandegwandeyes
78sandmisabupono
79earthbiuryes
80cloudkamɨkamoyes
81smokeapɨspɨsɨyes
82fireababyes
83ashiburibɨryes
84burntu-tu-yes
85pathkɨbkɨbyes
86mountainparamwareno
90whitekikɨmor, niŋno
91blackgriŋgreŋyes
92nightumɨndaurakɨrno
94coldkarukɨburno
95fullmɨtateyakarateno
96newarɨm?kikɨno?
97goodupɨnaŋurundano
99dryginaŋgenaŋyes
100nameibibyes