Karas language
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| Karas | |
|---|---|
| Kalamang | |
| Region | West Papua |
|
Native speakers
|
unknown (240 cited 1983)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kgv |
| Glottolog | kara1499[2] |
Karas is a divergent Trans–New Guinea language spoken on the biggest of the Karas Islands off the Bomberai Peninsula, that appears to be most closely related to the West Bomberai languages.
Pronouns
Cowan (1953) records the following pronouns for Karas.
| SG | DU | PL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | aan | inir | piridok (exc.) aantemu (?) (inc.) |
| 2 | kame | ? | kijumene |
| 3 | mame | mjeir | mubameir |
References
- Cowan, H.K.J. 1953. Voorlopige Resultaten van een Ambtelijk Taalonderzoek in Nieuw-Guinea. 's-Gravenhage: Marinus Nijhoff.
- ↑ Karas at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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