Nuclear South Bird's Head languages
{{short description|Language family of western New Guinea}}
{{Infobox language family
|name=Nuclear South Bird's Head
|altname=East South Bird's Head
|region=Bird's Head Peninsula, Indonesian Papua
|familycolor=Papuan
|fam1=? Trans–New Guinea
|fam2=? Berau Gulf
|fam3=? South Bird's Head
|glotto=sout1516
|glottorefname=South Bird's Head Family
}}
The Nuclear South Bird's Head, Core South Bird's Head or East South Bird's Head languages form a small language family of western New Guinea. They either form part of a wider South Bird's Head language family, or may be an independent language family if not related to the Inanwatan and Konda–Yahadian languages.{{cite book |last1=Holton |first1=Gary |last2=Klamer |first2=Marian |editor1-last=Palmer |editor1-first=Bill |date=2018 |title=The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide |chapter=The Papuan languages of East Nusantara and the Bird’s Head |series= The World of Linguistics |volume=4 |location=Berlin |publisher=De Gruyter Mouton |pages=569-640 |isbn=978-3-11-028642-7}}
Languages
Proto-language
Some lexical reconstructions by Usher (2020) are:Timothy Usher, New Guinea World, [https://newguineaworld.linguistik.uzh.ch/families/trans-new-guinea/berau-gulf/north-berau-gulf/south-bird-s-head/eastl-south-bird-s-head Proto–East South Bird's Head]
:
| class="wikitable sortable"
! gloss !! Proto-East South Bird's Head | |
| body hair/feather | *karar |
| ear | *qer[aw] |
| nose | *mitob |
| tooth | *resin |
| tongue | *nun |
| foot/leg | *sor |
| blood | *a[m/p]as |
| bone | *toq |
| breast | *did |
| louse | *kon |
| bird | *kanen |
| egg | *wuk |
| tree | *qemin |
| man | *rabin |
| sun | *teg[ed] |
| moon | *mo[k/q] |
| water | *sai |
| path | *aum |
| one | *onat |
| two | *[ou]g |
References
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External links
- Timothy Usher, New Guinea World, [https://newguineaworld.linguistik.uzh.ch/families/trans-new-guinea/berau-gulf/north-berau-gulf/south-bird-s-head/eastl-south-bird-s-head Proto–East South Bird's Head]
{{South Bird's Head languages}}
{{Papuan languages}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:South Bird's Head languages}}