Buang
Mapos Buang
Austronesian
Mapos Buang is an Oceanic language of the Buang language cluster in Papua New Guinea's Morobe Province, spoken in the Snake River valley by ~10,000 people across the Mapos and Manga community areas. Buang varieties (Mapos, Manga, Mumeng) form a dialect continuum with mutual intelligibility decreasing with distance. As a Western Oceanic language, Buang preserves typical Oceanic features (3-degree distance demonstratives, pre-verbal subject markers, verb-final clauses) while exhibiting some New Guinea Highland substratum influence. The Mapos Buang community has a strong oral tradition and the New Testament was translated into Mapos Buang in 1989 (revised 2005).
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Mapos Buang
Sources
Words compared
Compared with languages in the same classification: Austronesian
| Meaning | Mapos Buang | Old Cham | Hote | Old Malay | Warlpiri | Chibcha | Iriga Bicolano |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | bël /ᵐbel̪/ | ie /ʔiə/ | ŋaŋ /ŋaŋ/ | air /air/ | ngapa /ŋapa/ | sié /sje/ | tubig /tubiɡ/ |
| Fire | nengwah /nəŋʷaʁ/ | apuy /ʔapuj/ | atum /atum/ | api /api/ | warlu /waɭu/ | gata /ɡata/ | kalayo /kalajɔ/ |
| Sun | hes /ʁɛtʃ/ | huriy /hurij/ | wak /wak/ | matari /matari/ | wanta /wanta/ | súa /sua/ | aldəw /aldəw/ |
| Moon | kwev /kʷɛβ/ | bulan /bulan/ | ayôŋ /ajoŋ/ | bulan /bulan/ | kirntangi /kiɳʈaŋi/ | chía /tʃia/ | bulən /bulən/ |
| Star | betuheng /ᵐbətuʁəŋ/ | bituk /bituʔ/ | vuliŋ /vuliŋ/ | bintang /bintaŋ/ | yanjilypiri /jaɲɟiʎpiɻi/ | fagua /faɣwa/ | bitóon /bituʔon/ |
| Night | buk /ᵐbuk/ | malam /malam/ | bôlôvôŋ /bolovoŋ/ | malam /malam/ | munga /muŋa/ | za /tsa/ | gabʼi /ɡabʔi/ |
| Rain | hob /ʁoᵐb/ | — | ôthôm /otʰom/ | — | — | siu /siu/ | uran /uran/ |
| Snow | beggob /ᵐbəɣoᵐb/ | — | — | — | — | hichu /hitʃu/ | — |
| Wind | sanġ /tʃaɴ/ | — | lovak /lɔvak/ | — | warlpa /waɭpa/ | fiba /fiba/ | angín /aˈŋin/ |
| Earth | dob /ⁿdoᵐb/ | — | pik /pik/ | — | walya /walja/ | hicha /hitʃa/ | ragaʼ /raɡaʔ/ |
| Stone | ġelönġ /ᶰɢəl̪ɔɴ/ | batau /batau/ | valu /valu/ | batu /batu/ | pirli /piɭi/ | hyca /hɨka/ | gapo /ɡaˈpoʔ/ |
| Mountain | ḳedu /qəⁿdu/ | — | dum /dum/ | — | pamarrpa /pamaɾpa/ | — | bukid /bukid/ |
| Sea | loo /l̪oː/ | — | — | — | mangkuru /maŋkuɻu/ | — | dágat /ˈdaɡat/ |
| Mother | ata /ata/ | inā /ina/ | talêbô /talebo/ | ibu /ibu/ | ngati /ŋati/ | guaia /ɡwaia/ | ina /ina/ |
| Father | ama /ama/ | amā /ama/ | lambô /lambo/ | bapa /bapa/ | kirda /kiɖa/ | paba /paba/ | ama /ama/ |
| Daughter | nalu avëh /nal̪u aβeʁ/ | — | nalavi /nalavi/ | — | yurntalpa /juɳʈalpa/ | — | — |
| I | sa /tʃa/ | ku /ku/ | ya /ja/ | aku /aku/ | ngaju /ŋaɟu/ | hycha /hɨtʃa/ | akó /ʔako/ |
| You | honġ /ʁoɴ/ | hã /haː/ | o /ɔ/ | kamu /kamu/ | nyuntu /ɲuntu/ | mue /mue/ | ikā /ʔika/ |
| We | hil / he /ʁil̪ / ʁɛ/ | — /—/ | yêlô / alalô /jelo / alalo/ | kita / kami /kita / kami/ | ngalipa / nganimpa /ŋalipa / ŋanimpa/ | chie /tʃie/ | kitā / kamī /kita / kami/ |
| Name | arë /aɾe/ | angan /aŋan/ | athêŋ /atʰeŋ/ | ngaran /ŋaran/ | yirdi /jiɖi/ | hyca /hɨka/ | ngaran /ŋaran/ |
| Person | mehö /meʁɔ/ | urāṅ /uraːŋ/ | anyô /aɲo/ | — | yapa /japa/ | muysca /mɨska/ | tawó /taˈwo/ |
| Head | yu /ju/ | — | wakadôk /wakadok/ | — | jurru /ɟuru/ | zysquy /zɨskɨ/ | payo /paˈjo/ |
| Eye | mala /mal̪a/ | matā /mata/ | madaluk /madaluk/ | mata /mata/ | milpa /milpa/ | upqua /upkʷa/ | mata /mata/ |
| Ear | nenga /nəŋa/ | — | limbuk /limbuk/ | — | langa /laŋa/ | cuhuca /kuhuka/ | talinga /taˈliŋa/ |
| Nose | neru /nəɾu/ | idung /iduŋ/ | thohav /tʰɔhav/ | — | mulyu /muʎu/ | saca /saka/ | oróng /oˈɾoŋ/ |
| Mouth | avi /aβi/ | — | abôlêk /abolek/ | — | lirra /liɾa/ | quyhyca /kɨhɨka/ | ngangá /ŋaˈŋa/ |
| Tooth | nevu /nəβu/ | tagai /taɡaj/ | kalalaŋ /kalalaŋ/ | gigi /ɡiɡi/ | kartirdi /kaʈiɖi/ | sica /sika/ | ngipən /ŋipən/ |
| Tongue | daggen /ⁿdaɣɛn/ | dalah /dalah/ | dahalaŋ /dahalaŋ/ | lidah /lidah/ | jalanypa /ɟalaɲpa/ | pqua /pkʷa/ | riraʼ /riraʔ/ |
| Hand | nema /nəma/ | taŋin /taŋin/ | baŋ /baŋ/ | tangan /taŋan/ | rdaka /ɖaka/ | yta /ɨta/ | kamət /kamət/ |
| Foot | vaha /βaʁa/ | takai /takai/ | va /va/ | — | wirliya /wiɭija/ | quihicha /kihitʃa/ | — |
| Heart | newa bib /nəˠwa ᵐbiᵐb/ | hatai /hatai/ | kapô /kapo/ | hati /hati/ | rduku-rduku /ɖukuɖuku/ | puyquy /pujkɨ/ | puso /puso/ |
| Bone | seḳë /tʃəqe/ | talang /talaŋ/ | lokwaŋ /lɔkwaŋ/ | tulang /tulaŋ/ | larrpa /laɾpa/ | quyne /kɨne/ | tulang /tuʔˈlaŋ/ |
| Blood | ḳöḳ /qɔq/ | darah /darah/ | thalaleŋ /tʰalalɛŋ/ | darah /darah/ | yalyu /jaʎu/ | hyba /hɨba/ | rugoʼ /ruɡoʔ/ |
| Poop | laa /l̪aː/ | — | — | — | kuna /kuna/ | gye /ɡɨe/ | — |
| Love | ahë ving /aʁe βiŋ/ | klɛn /klɛn/ | — /—/ | sayang /sajaŋ/ | yulkami /julkami/ | — /—/ | pagkaibəg /paɡkaʔibəɡ/ |
| Tree | ḳele /qəl̪ɛ/ | phuəŋ /pʰuəŋ/ | alokwaŋ /alɔkwaŋ/ | kayu /kaju/ | watiya /watija/ | quye /kɨe/ | kahoy /kahɔj/ |
| Dog | anöö /anɔː/ | asuv /asuw/ | avuŋ /avuŋ/ | anjing /andʒiŋ/ | jarntu /ɟaɳʈu/ | to /to/ | ayam /ajam/ |
| Cat | busip /ᵐbutʃip/ | mɛw /mɛw/ | pus /pus/ | — /—/ | mungalpa /muŋalpa/ | — /—/ | kuting /kutiŋ/ |
| Fish | ġël /ᶰɢel̪/ | ikan /ikan/ | alim /alim/ | ikan /ikan/ | yawu /jawu/ | gua /ɡua/ | isira /ʔiˈsiɾaʔ/ |
| Bird | soḳ /tʃoq/ | cim /tʃim/ | menak /mɛnak/ | burung /buruŋ/ | jurlpu /ˈɟuɭpu/ | sue /sue/ | bayóng /baˈjoŋ/ |
| Butterfly | beluk /ᵐbəl̪uk/ | — | — | — | pinta-pinta /pintapinta/ | — | — |
| Egg | ġahis /ᶰɢaʁitʃ/ | — | daluk /daluk/ | — | ngipiri /ŋipiɻi/ | — | itlog /ʔitloɡ/ |
| Bear | bëa /ᵐbea/ | — | bea /bɛa/ | — | piira /piːɻa/ | guia /ɡuia/ | — |
| Horse | hoos /ʁoːtʃ/ | — | bokhos /bɔkhɔs/ | — | nantuwu /nantuwu/ | hycabai /hɨkabai/ | — |
| House | begganġ /ᵐbəɣaɴ/ | sɔŋ /sɔŋ/ | unyak /uɲak/ | rumah /rumah/ | yuwarli /juwaɭi/ | gué /ɡwe/ | baləy /baləj/ |
| Milk | rur /ɾuɾ/ | — | sum /sum/ | susu /susu/ | lampurnu /lampuɳu/ | chuexiu /tʃwesiu/ | gatas /ˈɡatas/ |
| Honey | beggoh /ᵐbəɣoʁ/ | — | bio thôk /biɔ tʰok/ | — | ngarlu /ŋaɭu/ | — | — |
| Salt | mamireng /mamiɾəŋ/ | — | ŋgwêk /ŋɡwek/ | garam /ɡaram/ | jarlti /ɟaɭti/ | nygua /nɨɡua/ | asin /aˈsin/ |
| Wine | wain /wain/ | — | waiŋ /waiŋ/ | — | pama /pama/ | — | — |
| Rice | padi /paⁿdi/ | — | — | — | — | — | bəgas /bəɡas/ |
| Chocolate | bööḳ atë /ᵐbɔːq ate/ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Iron | aën /aen/ | — | aeŋ /aɛŋ/ | — | yayini /jajini/ | — | — |
| Book | ḳapiya /qapija/ | — | kapya /kapja/ | — | pipa /pipa/ | quanne /kwanːe/ | libro /libˈɾo/ |
| Eat | gga /ɣa/ | bɔh /bɔh/ | yaŋ /jaŋ/ | makan /makan/ | ngarni /ŋaɳi/ | quychua /kɨtʃwa/ | kaən /kaʔən/ |
| Drink | num /num/ | mɛnum /mɛnum/ | num /num/ | minum /minum/ | purrami /puɾami/ | biohotysuca /bjohotɨsuka/ | inum /inum/ |
| Sleep | ggëp /ɣep/ | — | êk sôm /ek som/ | tidur /tidur/ | jarda ngunami /ɟaɖa ŋunami/ | quybysuca /kɨβɨsuka/ | turog /tuɾoɡ/ |
| One | ti /ti/ | sa /sa/ | doŋtom /dɔŋtɔm/ | sa /sa/ | jinta /ɟinta/ | ata /ata/ | əsad /əsad/ |
| Two | luu /l̪uː/ | dua /dua/ | ju /ju/ | dua /dua/ | jirrama /ɟiɾama/ | boza /boza/ | darwā /darwaː/ |
| Three | löö /l̪ɔː/ | klau /klau/ | lô /lo/ | tlu /tlu/ | jirrama-kari-jinta /ɟiɾamakaɾiɟinta/ | mica /mika/ | tolō /toloː/ |
| Four | lubeluu /l̪uᵐbəl̪uː/ | pāt /paːt/ | ayova /ajɔva/ | mpat /əmpat/ | jirrama-kari-jirrama-kari /ɟiɾamakaɾiɟiɾamakaɾi/ | muyhyca /mɨhɨka/ | əpat /əpat/ |
| Five | nemadvahi /nəmaⁿdβaʁi/ | lima /lima/ | baheŋvi /bahɛŋvi/ | lima /lima/ | rdaka-pala /ɖakapala/ | hyzca /hɨzka/ | lima /lima/ |
| Hundred | mehödahis nemadvahi /meʁɔⁿdaʁitʃ nəmaⁿdβaʁi/ | — | — | ratus /ratus/ | — | — | sanggatos /saŋɡaˈtos/ |
| Hello | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | kumusta /kumusta/ |
| Thank you | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | dyos mabalos /djos mabalos/ |
| Good | nivesa /niβətʃa/ | siam /siam/ | mavi /mavi/ | baik /baik/ | ngurrju /ŋuɾɟu/ | choin /tʃoin/ | marhəy /maɾhəj/ |
| New | mewis /məˠwitʃ/ | — | lukmuk /lukmuk/ | — | jalangu-warnu /ɟalaŋuwaɳu/ | fihiza /fihiza/ | bago /baˈɡo/ |
| Red | niḳöḳ /niqɔq/ | mưriah /mɨriah/ | thalaleŋ /tʰalalɛŋ/ | merah /merah/ | yalyu-yalyu /jaʎujaʎu/ | hychen mague /hɨtʃen maɡwe/ | pula /puˈla/ |
| White | veroo /βəɾoː/ | patih /patih/ | thapuk /tʰapuk/ | putih /putih/ | kardirri /kaɖiɾi/ | apquyhyzyn mague /apkɨhɨzɨn maɡwe/ | maputi /maˈputiʔ/ |
| Black | veriik /βəɾiːk/ | hitam /hitam/ | loŋgavu /lɔŋɡavu/ | hitam /hitam/ | kirdily /kiɖiʎ/ | muyhyxio /mɨhɨsio/ | itom /iˈtom/ |
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