| Misegian | |
|---|---|
| Mikarew Ruboni Range | |
| Geographic distribution | Ruboni Range, Yawar Rural LLG, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Linguistic classification | Ramu
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| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | kire1239 |
The Misegian, also known as Mikarew or Ruboni Range languages, are a small family of clearly related languages,
They are generally classified among the Ramu languages of northern Papua New Guinea. The Misegian languages are all spoken in Yawar Rural LLG, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. [1] [2]
Usher (2020) reconstructs the consonant inventory as follows: [3]
| *m | *n | *ŋ | |
| *pʰ | *tʰ | *kʰ | |
| *p | *t | *k | |
| *b | *d | *g | |
| *ɸ | *s | ||
| *w | *ɾ | *j | *ɣ |
| *i | *ʉ | *u |
| *ɛ | *ɔ | |
| *a |
Usher reconstructs the pronouns as: [3]
| sg | du | pl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | *[k/g][ɔ/u], naŋ | *[ŋ]ka | *aia |
| 2 | *n[ɔ/u] | *[ŋ]kɔa | *nɛ |
| 3 | *a(-na) | *mani | *mɛ |
As of 2020, these are tagged for revision.