Sarmi–Jayapura languages


The Sarmi-Jayapura Bay languages consist of half a dozen languages spoken on the northern coast of Papua province of Indonesia:
Ross had considered Sarmi and Jayapura Bay to be separate but related groups. Ross listed several additional Sarmi languages:
The inclusion of a supposed Yarsun language appears to be due to confusion of language names with island names. No such language is attested; the island is located between that of the Anus and Podena languages, and all three islands are reported to speak dialects of a single language according to the first source to mention it.
With the exception of certain Micronesian languages, the Sarmi-Jayapura languages have the westernmost distribution out of all Oceanic languages.

Sound correspondences

Grace published a table of sound correspondences for the Sarmi languages, from which the following forms are gleaned. The languages are arranged from west to east.
Proto-OceanicSobeiWakdeMasimasiAnusBonggoTarpia
*api 'fire'yafuyafuyeifafyap
*isuŋ 'nose'su-hiu-si-su-sua-siwi-
*susu 'breast'sisu-ihi-su-su-
*ranum 'water'raniranuranudeindandan
*raun 'leaf'raurauroudaudaudau
*mapine 'woman'mefnemafanimofinmofinmupin
*manuk 'bird'maninetiomanimanimeinmanman
*pulu 'feather'fidofirufirofrupuru
*puaq 'fruit'afoafuafofowofukwapawa
*paqoRu 'new'fefouafafufofoufieupipiu
*patu 'stone'fatifatifatifeitfiatpayaʔ
*pat 'four'faufaufaufaupau
*tolu 'three'toutoutourtoutortor
*taliŋa 'ear'tidi-tiri-tira-terne-təren-tarni-
*taŋis 'cry'-tan-tan-tan-teintənian-nsin
*taumataq 'person'temtotamturitimottumuattamuʔ
*kutu 'louse'kutewitikutkutkuʔ
*kulit 'skin'wadiwariwirikerikrukuru
*qone 'sand'wanewanewanewenwenwen
*qasawa 'spouse'esonahunsawesuatawa