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. | gloss | Magɨ | Aisi | cognate? |
| 1 | I | yɨ | ya | yes |
| 2 | thou | na | na | yes |
| 3 | we | arɨ | anɨ | yes? |
| 4 | this | naku | naku | yes |
| 5 | that | araku | araku | yes |
| 6 | who | nɨŋe | ninɨ | yes? |
| 7 | what | ai | ai | yes |
| 8 | no | magɨ | mabɨŋ | no |
| 10 | many | mugum | maŋgima | no |
| 11 | one | pabra | pabra | yes |
| 12 | two | agrenda | agrenda | yes |
| 13 | big | kuŋar | kuŋar | yes |
| 14 | long | garaŋ | garaŋ | yes |
| 15 | small | anɨmɨnɨ | anɨmɨnɨ | yes |
| 16 | woman | abi | abi | yes |
| 17 | man | kur | kuru | yes |
| 19 | fish | kyaŋɨ | kyaŋɨ | yes |
| 20 | bird | kapɨ | kapɨ | yes |
| 21 | dog | api | apɨr | yes |
| 22 | louse | imaŋ | imu | yes? |
| 23 | tree | te | tar | yes |
| 24 | seed | kɨsɨr | kɨsɨr | yes |
| 25 | leaf | tewad | taŋar | no |
| 26 | root | kɨnam | kɨrɨr | no |
| 28 | skin | sɨgɨd | dɨbɨ | yes? |
| 29 | flesh | kisɨkɨ | kɨsɨkɨ | yes |
| 30 | blood | igam | igam | yes |
| 31 | bone | kañaŋ | dagar | no |
| 32 | grease | sɨraŋ | sɨrɨ | yes? |
| 33 | egg | kimbi | anoŋ | no |
| 35 | tail | kwarɨ | kwarɨ | yes |
| 37 | hair | sisi | arɨ | no |
| 38 | head | katam | katam | yes |
| 39 | ear | duwag | dugag | yes? |
| 40 | eye | tamɨ | tamɨ | yes |
| 41 | nose | mumukatam | mumu | yes |
| 42 | mouth | sɨmbɨkatam | sumboi | yes? |
| 43 | tooth | makɨ | makɨ | yes |
| 44 | tongue | migin | sagwi | no |
| 46 | foot | aŋgɨ | aŋgɨ | yes |
| 47 | knee | kugad | koge | yes? |
| 48 | hand | kɨmɨb | kumob | yes |
| 49 | belly | kɨtɨm | kumu | no |
| 50 | neck | sakum | nagum | no |
| 51 | breasts | amɨ | amɨ | yes |
| 53 | liver | mapɨm | umbaŋ | no |
| 55 | eat | n- | n- | yes |
| 56 | bite | is- | is- | yes |
| 57 | see | tɨmbr- | tɨmbr- | yes |
| 58 | hear | ir- | ir- | yes? |
| 60 | sleep | ambɨt kɨn- | aŋgɨn- | no |
| 61 | die | kum- | kum- | yes |
| 62 | kill | iw- | iw- | yes |
| 63 | swim | aŋ sud- | aŋ sor- | yes |
| 64 | fly | pug- | brɨr am- | no? |
| 65 | walk | kr- | kr- | yes |
| 66 | come | ye- | wi- | no |
| 68 | sit | mɨŋga kɨn- | kɨnɨgam- | no |
| 69 | stand | dugwa pam- | togapam- | yes? |
| 70 | give | igw- | igw- | yes |
| 71 | say | s- | u- | no |
| 72 | sun | wayaŋ | wayaŋ | yes |
| 73 | moon | irɨna | irina | yes |
| 74 | star | tindɨ | tendɨ | yes |
| 75 | water | aŋ | aŋ | yes |
| 76 | rain | aŋ | am | no? |
| 77 | stone | gwande | gwande | yes |
| 78 | sand | misab | upo | no |
| 79 | earth | bi | ur | yes |
| 80 | cloud | kamɨ | kamo | yes |
| 81 | smoke | apɨs | pɨsɨ | yes |
| 82 | fire | ab | ab | yes |
| 83 | ash | ibur | ibɨr | yes |
| 84 | burn | tu- | tu- | yes |
| 85 | path | kɨb | kɨb | yes |
| 86 | mountain | param | ware | no |
| 90 | white | kikɨ | mor, niŋ | no |
| 91 | black | griŋ | greŋ | yes |
| 92 | night | umɨnda | urakɨr | no |
| 94 | cold | karu | kɨbur | no |
| 95 | full | mɨtate | yakarate | no |
| 96 | new | arɨm? | kikɨ | no? |
| 97 | good | upɨnaŋ | urunda | no |
| 99 | dry | ginaŋ | genaŋ | yes |
| 100 | name | ib | ib | yes |