Engan languages

Name

Languages

• North Engan : Enga–Kyaka–Lembena, Ipili, Bisorio
• South Engan
• *Huli
• *Southern Highlands: Angal, Kewa; Samberigi

  Classification

Phonemes

Pronouns

Evolution

• mona ‘heart’ < *mundun
• yaka ‘bird’ < *yaka
• lyaŋa ‘ashes’ < *laa
• ŋaŋa ‘baby < *ŋaŋ
• ama ‘mother’ < *am
• kuri ‘bone’ < *kondaC
• kare ‘ear’ < *kandk ‘father’ < *apa
• iti ‘hair’ < *iti
• endo ‘fire’ < *kendp
• lema ‘louse’ < *niman
• kana ‘moon’ < *takVn
• mana ‘instructions’ < *mana
• kitama ‘morning’ < *ktuma
• kumi- ‘die’ < *kumV-
• re- ‘speak’ < *nde-
• maa ‘taro’ < *mV
• ita ‘tree’ < *inda

• ega ‘bird’ < *yaka
• na- ‘eat’ < *na-
• aba ‘father’ < *apa
• iri ‘hair’ < *iti
• ira ‘tree’ < *inda
• ma ‘taro’ < *mV

• ama ‘mother’ < *am
• ibi ‘name’ < *imbi
• iri ‘hair’ < *iti
• uni ‘bone’ < *kwanjaC
• apu ‘tail’ < *au
• lema ‘louse’ < *niman
• oma ‘die’ < *kumV-
• reka- ‘stand’ < *tkV-
• la- ‘talk’ < *nde-
• maa ‘taro’ < *mV
• yaa ‘bird’ < *yaka

• am ‘mother’ < *am
• ap ‘father’ < *apa
• mbi ‘name’ < *imbi
• ome-'' ‘die’ < *kumV-

  Vocabulary