Asmat–Kamrau languages

The languages are: • Kamrau Bay (Sabakor): • Buruwai (Sabakor) • Kamrau • North Kamberau (Iria) • South Kamberau (Asienara) • Asmat–Kamoro • Kamoro • Sempan • Asmat languages ==Proto-language==

Phonemes Usher (2020) reconstructs the consonant inventory as follows: : There is near complementary distribution between *p and *ɸ. *t and *d are marginal, appearing in only a few words. *r does not occur initially. There are no consonant clusters. Vowels are *a *e *i *o *u. Pronouns Ross (2005) reconstructs the proto-Asmat–Kamoro pronouns as: : Usher (2020) reconstructs the free proto–Asmat–Kamrau Bay pronouns as: Basic vocabulary Some lexical reconstructions by Usher (2020) are: : ==Evolution==

Proto-Asmat-Kamoro reflexes (Voorhoeve 2005) of proto-Trans-New Guinea (pTNG) etyma, as listed in Pawley & Hammarström (2018): • *fiti 'fingernail' < pTNG *mb(i,u)t(i,u)C • *isi 'mosquito' < *kasin • *ese 'blood' < *kenja • *masap or *masip 'saliva' < *si(mb,p)atV • *yi 'urine' < *[si]si • *asa 'excrement' < *asa • *manaka 'eye' < *mun(a,e,i)ka • *sisi 'tooth' < *(t,s)i(t,s)i • *yirama 'night' < *k(i,u)tama • *tama 'morning' < *k(i,u)tama • *na- 'eat' < *na- ==References==