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Mairasi language
Mairasi (a.k.a. Faranyao and Kaniran) is a Papuan language of the Bomberai Peninsula of West Papua, Indonesia. The Northeastern dialect may be a distinct language. DistributionLocations:[2]
Phonology
PronounsMairasi possessor prefixes are:[3]
MorphologyCase markersNoun phrase case markers in Mairasi:[3]: 546
Some examples: ex: ovuru-t machete-INSTR ‘with a machete’ ex: weso house ar LOC ‘in the house’ ex: mundu village evi ALL ‘to the village’ PossessorsMairasi possessor prefixes:[3]: 546
Examples of inalienable possessors: ex: ee-rovo 1PL.POSS-hand ‘our hands’ ex: na-iambi 3SG.POSS-skin ‘his skin’ DirectionalsMairasi has two directional suffixes, which are only used with movement verbs.[3]: 549
Examples of directional suffixes in use: ex: o-is-aʔi 1SG.SBJ-stand-up ‘I stand up’ ex: o-fon-ari 1SG.SBJ-sit-down ‘I sit down’ AnimacyAnimacy is marked by the adjective modifier n-, as exemplified by the contrast in the following two noun phrases.[3]: 546 ex: fariri word Ø-avwer INAN-big ‘a big word’ ex: fariri word n-avwer ANIM-big ‘a long-winded person’ Vowel changes can modify the number of animate nouns:[3]: 546 ex: uratu fish n-avwer ANIM-big.SG ‘a big fish’ ex: uratu fish n-evwer ANIM-big.PL ‘big fishes’ References
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