Abau
sepik (alto sepik)
L'abau è una lingua papua del sottogruppo dell'Alto Sepik della famiglia sepik, parlata da circa 7.500 persone lungo il fiume Sepik nella provincia di Sandaun, in Papua Nuova Guinea, vicino al confine indonesiano. È notevole per avere l'inventario fonemico più semplice di tutte le lingue sepik e per un sistema solidamente documentato di parlato fischiato usato su lunghe distanze. Possiede un sistema di genere nominale a otto classi con un elaborato lessico di parentela che distingue i termini usati dai parlanti maschili e femminili.
Dove si parla
87 parole essenziali in abau
Fonti
- Bailey, D. A. (1975) A Phonological Description of Abau. Workpapers in Papua New Guinea Languages 13, SIL.
- Lock, A. H. (2011) Abau Grammar. Data Papers on Papua New Guinea Languages 57. SIL-PNG.
- Laycock, D. C. (1968) Languages of the Lumi Subdistrict (West Sepik District), New Guinea. Oceanic Linguistics 7(1): 36-66.
- Foley, W. A. (2005) Linguistic prehistory in the Sepik-Ramu basin.
- Glottolog: Abau
Parole a confronto
Confronto con lingue della stessa classificazione: sepik (alto sepik)
| Significato | Abau | Frigio | Greco miceneo | Lardil | Wichita | Falisco | Sarikoli |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acqua | hu /hu/ | bedu /ˈbedu/ | 𐀄𐀈 /hudɔːr/ | nguka /ŋuka/ | kicʔa /kitsʔa/ | — /—/ | khac /xats/ |
| Fuoco | ya /ja/ | — /—/ | 𐀢 /pyːr/ | nyuda /ɲuda/ | heːcʔa /heːtsʔa/ | — /—/ | yuc /juts/ |
| Sole | ey /ej/ | — /—/ | 𐀀𐀸𐀪𐀍 /haːwelios/ | warrka /waɾka/ | saːkhirʔa /saːkʰiɾʔa/ | — /—/ | qher /χeɾ/ |
| Luna | yen /jɛn/ | masê /maˈseː/ | 𐀕 /mɛːn/ | kirdikir /kiɖikir/ | waːh /waːh/ | — /—/ | most /most/ |
| Stella | por /por/ | — /—/ | 𐀀𐀳𐀫 /astɛːr/ | kuwa thungal /kuwa θuŋal/ | hiːkwirikʔa /hiːkʷiɾikʔa/ | — /—/ | khturj /xtuɾdʑ/ |
| Notte | nayr /najr/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | nata /nata/ | ckhaːrʔa /tskʰaːɾʔa/ | — /—/ | khob /xob/ |
| Pioggia | sueyr /suejɾ/ | — | — | — | — | — | wareyj /waɾejdʑ/ |
| Vento | anhoh /anhɔh/ | — | 𐀀𐀚𐀗 /anemos/ | — | niweʔeːrʔa /niweʔeːɾʔa/ | — | shamul /ɕamul/ |
| Terra | ki /ki/ | — | — | — | — | — | sit /sit/ |
| Pietra | mein /mein/ | — | — | — | — | — | zher /ʑeɾ/ |
| Montagna | mnuw /mnuw/ | — | — | — | — | — | qir /qiɾ/ |
| Mare | sour-yawp-ar /souɾ jawp aɾ/ | — | — | — | — | — | deengiz /dɵnɡiz/ |
| Madre | ipey /ˈipej/ | mater /ˈmater/ | 𐀔𐀳 /maːtɛːr/ | ngama /ŋama/ | eciyeːh /etsijeːh/ | mate /ˈmate/ | ano /ano/ |
| Padre | aio /aˈio/ | atas /aˈtas/ | 𐀞𐀳 /patɛːr/ | kantha /kan̪t̪a/ | taːtah /taːtah/ | pater /ˈpater/ | ato /ato/ |
| Figlia | ney swanyo /nej swanjo/ | — | 𐀶𐀏𐀳 /tʰuɡatɛːr/ | — | — | filea /ˈfilea/ | razen /ɾazen/ |
| Io | hane /hane/ | az /az/ | 𐀁𐀒 /eɡɔː/ | ngada /ŋada/ | nacʔih /natsʔih/ | eko /ˈeko/ | waz /waz/ |
| Tu | hme /hme/ | — /—/ | 𐀶 /tuː/ | nyingki /ɲiŋki/ | nasʔih /nasʔih/ | tu /tuː/ | tew /tew/ |
| Noi | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | ngakuli / nyali /ŋakuli / ɲali/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Nome | non /non/ | onoman /ˈonoman/ | 𐀃𐀜𐀔 /onoma/ | nyunda /ɲunda/ | hissaːrʔa /hissaːɾʔa/ | nomen /ˈnomen/ | num /num/ |
| Persona | uwrsa /uwɾsa/ | — | 𐀀𐀵𐀫𐀦 /antʰrɔːkʷos/ | — | ihaas /ihaas/ | — | — |
| Testa | makwey /makwej/ | — | — | — | — | — | kol /kol/ |
| Occhio | nene /ˈnɛnɛ/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | kuwa /kuwa/ | kirikʔa /kiɾikʔa/ | — /—/ | cem /tsem/ |
| Orecchio | nweyk /nwejk/ | — | — | — | — | — | Gewl /ʁewl/ |
| Naso | kasaw /kasaw/ | — | — | — | — | — | nodz /nodz/ |
| Bocca | woki /woki/ | — | — | — | — | — | Gov /ʁov/ |
| Dente | nays /najs/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | kadma leman /kadma leman/ | aːkʔa /aːkʔa/ | — /—/ | dhandun /ðandun/ |
| Lingua | sane /sane/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | jalda leman /dʒalda leman/ | hacʼa /hatsʔa/ | — /—/ | ziv /ziv/ |
| Mano | yiha /jiha/ | zeira /ˈzeːra/ | 𐀐𐀁 /kʰɛːr/ | marlda /maɭda/ | iskʔa /iskʔa/ | — /—/ | dheest /ðɵst/ |
| Piede | sune /sune/ | petes /ˈpetes/ | 𐀡𐀆 /podei/ | jaa /dʒaː/ | asʔa /asʔa/ | — | pedh /peð/ |
| Cuore | uron /uron/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | bulja /buldʒa/ | sikicʔa /sikitsʔa/ | — /—/ | zord /zoɾd/ |
| Osso | i /i/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | kadma /kadma/ | kiːsʔa /kiːsʔa/ | — /—/ | istqhun /istχun/ |
| Sangue | nyoh /ɲoh/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | kanda /kanda/ | waːckicʔa /waːtskitsʔa/ | — /—/ | waqhin /waχin/ |
| Cacca | si /si/ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amore | — /—/ | — /—/ | 𐀠𐀫 /pʰilos/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Albero | nɔw /nɔw/ | — /—/ | 𐀈𐀬 /doru/ | thungal /θuŋal/ | tiyaːhkw /tijaːhkʷ/ | — /—/ | daraqht /daɾaχt/ |
| Cane | nwoh /nwɔh/ | kan /kan/ | 𐀓𐀺 /kuwɔːn/ | ngawa /ŋawa/ | kiciyeːh /kitsijeːh/ | — /—/ | keed /kɵd/ |
| Gatto | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Pesce | nom /nom/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | yaka /jaka/ | kaːcʔa /kaːtsʔa/ | — /—/ | mui /mui/ |
| Uccello | ahney /ahnej/ | — | — | — | ichir /itsʰiɾ/ | — | qeesh /qɵɕ/ |
| Farfalla | nonkay /nonkaj/ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cavallo | hos /hos/ | — | 𐀂𐀦 /ikkʷos/ | — | — | — | — |
| Casa | a /a/ | — /—/ | 𐀺𐀂𐀒 /woikos/ | ngambirr /ŋambir/ | akhaːrʔa /akʰaːɾʔa/ | — /—/ | ched /tɕed/ |
| Latte | muhi /muhi/ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miele | eirpow-hu /eiɾpow hu/ | — | 𐀕𐀪 /meli/ | — | — | — | — |
| Sale | sol /sol/ | — | — | — | — | — | namodhj /namoðdʑ/ |
| Vino | wain-hu /wainhu/ | — | 𐀺𐀜 /woinos/ | — | — | uinom /ˈwiːnom/ | — |
| Ferro | ain /ain/ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Seta | slika /slika/ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Libro | mamey /mamej/ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mangiare | ra /ɾa/ | — /—/ | 𐀁𐀈𐀕𐀙 /edmenai/ | jitha /dʒiθa/ | kaʔac /kaʔats/ | — /—/ | qheeg /χɵɡ/ |
| Bere | lowswa /lowswa/ | — /—/ | 𐀡𐀜 /piːnɔː/ | kurdama /kuɖama/ | kikʔa /kikʔa/ | pipafo /ˈpipafoː/ | brukht /bɾuxt/ |
| Dormire | lwon /lwon/ | — | — | — | — | — | khuvd /xuvd/ |
| Uno | kamon /kamon/ | — /—/ | 𐀁 /hen/ | warnge /waɾŋe/ | chiʔass /tsʰiʔass/ | oinos /ˈoi̯nos/ | iw /iw/ |
| Due | kreys /kɾejs/ | — /—/ | 𐀉𐀺 /duwoː/ | kiyarrng /kijaɾŋ/ | wic /wits/ | duo /ˈduo/ | dhew /ðew/ |
| Tre | krompri /kɾompɾi/ | — /—/ | 𐀯𐀪 /tiri/ | mungkalan /muŋkalan/ | taw /taw/ | — /—/ | ’aroy /haɾoj/ |
| Quattro | ihaiha-aw /ihaiha aw/ | — | 𐀤𐀵𐀫 /kʷetoro/ | — | taːkwic /taːkʷits/ | — | cavur /tsavuɾ/ |
| Cinque | iha sirom /iha siɾom/ | — | — | — | — | — | pindz /pindz/ |
| Ciao | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Grazie | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Buono | yapre /japɾɛ/ | — /—/ | 𐀀𐀏𐀳 /aɡatʰos/ | kuba /kuba/ | acs /atss/ | duenom /ˈduenom/ | charj /tɕaɾdʑ/ |
| Nuovo | iwon /iwon/ | — | 𐀚𐀺 /newos/ | — | — | — | neej /nɵdʑ/ |
| Rosso | oupuey /oupuej/ | — /—/ | 𐀁𐀬𐀲𐀨 /erutʰraː/ | kandukan /kandukan/ | kwhaːc /kʷʰaːts/ | — /—/ | reesht /ɾɵɕt/ |
| Bianco | weys /wejs/ | — | 𐀩𐀄𐀒 /leukos/ | — | — | — | speyd /spejd/ |
| Nero | orpey /oɾpej/ | — | — | — | — | — | tor /toɾ/ |
| Blu | orohior /orohior/ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Caffè | kofi /kofi/ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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