The Asmat Languages of Irian JayaDepartment of Linguistics, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University, 1980 - Asmat language - 187 pages |
Common terms and phrases
allophones alternates analysis appears Asmat languages Ayam border Bromley Central Asmat changes chapter chart Citak closely cognates collected Comparative compound consonant consonant clusters contain contrast corresponding developed dialect Dictionary Drabbe emak evidence Family figures final fire fish forms four front fruit further glossed Grammar Guinea Guinea Linguistics hand incl initial intervocalic ISBN isogloss Kawenak least Linguistics loss mane means Momogo morpheme nasal noted object occur PACIFIC Papua percentages perhaps phoneme phonological position possible preceded present probably Proto-Asmat reconstructed reference represent Reprinted 1971 result River root sago seems Senggo separate Series shared short Sokoni speakers spoken Studies Suru syllables tree upper verb villages Voorhoeve vowel word-initial WURM