The Mafulu: Mountain People of British New Guinea - Couverture souple

Williamson, Robert

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798182725224

Editeur : Larina, 2026

Synopsis

Grammar of the Fuyuge Language

Translated and Edited by Sidney H. Ray, M.A., from the Manuscript of the

Rev. Father Egedi, S.C.

Phonology.

I. Alphabet.

Vowels: a, e, i, o, u.

Consonants: k, g; t, d; p, b, f, v; m, n; r, l; s; y.

The vowels are pronounced as in Italian, the consonants as in English. The

sound of the Italian c is also found, but is rare.

It is sometimes difficult to distinguish between o and u. Ex. ombo(le) or

umbo(le), belly.

G, b, and d, are often preceded by a nasal, sometimes constant (and then

marked in the vocabulary), sometimes variable according to the pronuncia-

tion of individuals. For the nasalsmis employed before p and b, and n before

other consonants.

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Thei and y are very difficult to distinguish, especially when they follow one

another. Ex. iye or ye, or ie, tree; iangolo or yangolo, ear. Father Egidi wrote

j for y.

The l and r are very difficult to determine. Ex. aliete or ariete, to salute;

naul'i and naur'i, my eye. In the vocabulary l is used generally.

Thes is often ts. Ex. tsivu and sivu; su(le) and tsu(le grass. Also in the future

suffix t or ts. Ex. nati or natsi, I will eat.

II. Elision.

A great number of Fuyuge words terminate in an open syllable of which the

vowel is generally e. This syllable is usually omitted at the end of a phrase,

and nearly always when the following word commences with a consonant.

But if the following word begins with a vowel the final e only falls away.

Thus the complete form of a word is rarely used, except to avoid confusion,

or for the sake of emphasis. The following are examples:

ovo(le), pig: ovol' ovoge, boar, ovo momombe, sow.

ifa(ne), beautiful: ifa ta, very fine, ifan' aka, less fine.

da(le), who? nu da? who art thou? dal' aua? who is this?

i(nde), to give: ne i, give me, ne ind' u, give it to me.

-a(le), with: andal' a? with what? indiv' al' ongai, cut with the knife.

a(le), here: a mo ma? must I put it here? al' itatsi, he will sleep here.

u(ne), and: kitoval' u kene, black parroquet and white, amb' un' ale, banana

and sugar cane.

Note (1). The b in an elision sometimes changes to p. Ex. obe, bud, op'indie,

to bud.

(2). Sometimes two syllables are elided: Ex. taume, tame, from which comes

ovo ta, a tame pig, and ovo taum' ifa, the tame pig is good.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Larina
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798182725224
• Reliure: Paperback
• Nombre de pages: 84
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