Mairasi_language

Mairasi
Mairasi
Native to	West Papua, Indonesia
Region	Bomberai Peninsula
Native speakers	(3,300 cited 1996)
Language family	Mairasi Mairasi;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	zrs
Glottolog	nucl1594

Mairasi language

Papuan language spoken in Indonesia

Mairasi (a.k.a. Faranyao and Kaniran) is a Papuan language of the Bomberai Peninsula of West Papua, Indonesia.

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The Northeastern dialect may be a distinct language.

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[e18-1] [1]
Mairasi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[Ronsumbre-2020-2] [2]
Ronsumbre, Adolof (2020). Ensiklopedia Suku Bangsa di Provinsi Papua Barat. Yogyakarta: Penerbit Kepel Press. ISBN 978-602-356-318-0.

[Foley-NWNG-3] [3]
Foley, William A. (2018). "The languages of Northwest New Guinea". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 433–568. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.

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		Bilabial	Alveolar	Post- alveolar	Velar	Glottal
Nasal		m	n
Plosive	voiceless		t			ʔ
Plosive	voiced	b	d	dʒ	ɡ
Fricative	voiceless	ɸ	s
Fricative	voiced	β
Liquid			r
Semivowel		w

	Front	Back
Close	i	u
Mid	e	o
Back	a

	sg	pl
1	o-	ee-
2	ne-	e-
3	na-	ne-

	sg	pl
1	o-	ee-
2	ne-	e-
3	na-	ne-

Mairasi_language

Mairasi language

Distribution

Phonology

Pronouns

Morphology

Case markers

Possessors

Directionals

Animacy

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