• Source: Sumuri language

Sumuri or Sumeri (one of two Papuan languages also known as Tanah Merah) is a language spoken in Sumuri District, Teluk Bintuni Regency on the Bomberai Peninsula by about a thousand people.




Distribution


In Sumuri District of Teluk Bintuni Regency, Sumuri people reside in Tofoi (district capital), Materabu Jaya, Forada, Agoda, Saengga, Tanah Merah Baru, Onar Lama, and Onar Baru villages.




Classification


In the classifications of Malcolm Ross (2005) and Timothy Usher (2020), Sumeri forms an independent branch of the Trans–New Guinea family, but Palmer (2018) classifies it as a language isolate.
It does not fit in with any of the established branches of TNG, but based on what little data there is, it would seem to be closest to either the Berau Gulf branches (i.e. South Bird's Head, West Bomberai etc.) or the Asmat–Mombum languages and their relatives further east.
Sumeri has previously been linked to the Mairasi languages, but those do not share the TNG pronouns of Sumeri. The Sumeri pronouns are:

There are no 3rd-person personal pronouns, only demonstratives. The pronouns appear to reflect pTNG *na 1sg, *ga 2sg, and *gi 2pl.




Vocabulary


The following basic vocabulary words are from Voorhoeve (1975), as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database:




See also


Mairasi languages




References


Ross, Malcolm (2005). "Pronouns as a preliminary diagnostic for grouping Papuan languages". In Andrew Pawley; Robert Attenborough; Robin Hide; Jack Golson (eds.). Papuan pasts: cultural, linguistic and biological histories of Papuan-speaking peoples. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. pp. 15–66. ISBN 0858835622. OCLC 67292782.




Notes

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Sathya Sai Baba
• Daftar fam Papua
• Tanda pagar
• Rumpun bahasa Papua
• Kota Balikpapan
• Kasus penistaan agama Asia Bibi
• Kekentalan
• Kota Surakarta
• Kota Malang
• Sejarah Belanda
• Sumuri language
• Tanah Merah language
• Indonesian language
• Malay language
• Tanah Merah
• Arandai languages
• Languages of Indonesia
• Malayic languages
• Acehnese language
• Cia-Cia language