Mairasi languages
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The Mairasi languages are a small independent family of Papuan languages in the classification of Malcolm Ross, that had been part of Stephen Wurm's Trans–New Guinea proposal.
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Classification
The Mairasi languages are clearly related to each other.
- Mairasi family: Semimi, Mer, Mairasi, Northeastern Mairasi
Mairasi cannot be linked to other families by its pronouns. However, Voorhoeve (1975) links in to the Sumeri (Tanah Merah) language of the Trans–New Guinea family, and further research is needed.
Pronouns
The pronouns Ross reconstructs for proto-Mairasi are,
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I *omo we *etumaka (inclusive), *eme (exclusive) thou *nemi you *keme s/he ? they *negi
See also
References
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