Magɨ is a moribund Papuan language of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. It was discovered in 2012. It is spoken in the village of Wanang, which hosts a field site belonging to the New Guinea Binatang Research Center.Daniels, Don. 2016. Magɨ: An undocumented language of Papua New Guinea. Oceanic Linguistics 55: 199-224.
Magɨ is most closely related to the Aisi language, with which it forms an Aisian subgroup within the Sogeram branch.
Vocabulary Below is a 100-item Swadesh list comparing Magɨ and Aisi, from Daniels (2016).
no. gloss Magɨ Aisi cognate? 1 I yɨ ya yes 2 thou na na yes 3 we arɨ anɨ yes? 4 this naku naku yes 5 that araku araku yes 6 who nɨŋe ninɨ yes? 7 what ai ai yes 8 no magɨ mabɨŋ no 10 many mugum maŋgima no 11 one pabra pabra yes 12 two agrenda agrenda yes 13 big kuŋar kuŋar yes 14 long garaŋ garaŋ yes 15 small anɨmɨnɨ anɨmɨnɨ yes 16 woman abi abi yes 17 man kur kuru yes 19 fish kyaŋɨ kyaŋɨ yes 20 bird kapɨ kapɨ yes 21 dog api apɨr yes 22 louse imaŋ imu yes? 23 tree te tar yes 24 seed kɨsɨr kɨsɨr yes 25 leaf tewad taŋar no 26 root kɨnam kɨrɨr no 28 skin sɨgɨd (dɨb < Aisi) dɨbɨ yes? 29 flesh kisɨkɨ kɨsɨkɨ yes 30 blood igam igam yes 31 bone kañaŋ dagar no 32 grease sɨraŋ sɨrɨ yes? 33 egg kimbi anoŋ no 35 tail kwarɨ kwarɨ yes 37 hair sisi arɨ no 38 head katam katam yes 39 ear duwag dugag yes? 40 eye tamɨ tamɨ yes 41 nose mumukatam mumu yes 42 mouth sɨmbɨkatam sumboi yes? 43 tooth makɨ makɨ yes 44 tongue migin sagwi no 46 foot aŋgɨ aŋgɨ yes 47 knee kugad koge yes? 48 hand kɨmɨb kumob yes 49 belly kɨtɨm kumu no 50 neck sakum nagum no 51 breasts amɨ amɨ yes 53 liver mapɨm umbaŋ no 55 eat n- n- yes 56 bite is- is- yes 57 see tɨmbr- tɨmbr- yes 58 hear ir- ir- yes? 60 sleep ambɨt kɨn- aŋgɨn- no 61 die kum- kum- yes 62 kill iw- iw- yes 63 swim aŋ sud- aŋ sor- yes 64 fly pug- brɨr am- no? 65 walk kr- kr- yes 66 come ye- wi- no 68 sit mɨŋga kɨn- kɨnɨgam- no 69 stand dugwa pam- togapam- yes? 70 give igw- igw- yes 71 say s- u- no 72 sun wayaŋ wayaŋ yes 73 moon irɨna irina yes 74 star tindɨ tendɨ yes 75 water aŋ aŋ yes 76 rain aŋ am no? 77 stone gwande gwande yes 78 sand misab upo no 79 earth bi ur yes 80 cloud kamɨ kamo yes 81 smoke apɨs pɨsɨ yes 82 fire ab ab yes 83 ash ibur ibɨr yes 84 burn tu- tu- yes 85 path kɨb kɨb yes 86 mountain param ware no 90 white kikɨ mor, niŋ no 91 black griŋ greŋ yes 92 night umɨnda urakɨr no 94 cold karu kɨbur no 95 full mɨtate yakarate no 96 new arɨm? kikɨ no? 97 good upɨnaŋ urunda no 99 dry ginaŋ genaŋ yes 100 name ib ib yes
References
Sources Field research on the Magɨ language. Includes grammar descriptions and examples of words and sentences.