Maimai languages

The Maimai languages constitute a branch of the Torricelli language family. They are spoken just to the west of Nuku town in eastern Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea (including in Maimai Wanwan Rural LLG).

Maimai
Geographic
distribution		eastern Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea
Linguistic classificationTorricelli
  • Maimai
Glottolognucl1590[1]
The Torricelli languages as classified by Foley (2018)

Languages
Maimai

Pronouns

Pronouns in Maimai languages are:[2]

Maimai pronouns
BeliSiliputYahangHeyo
1s kioiaiai
2s siyiisis
3s ofotənapanapan
1p əfəyepepepapap
2p yipipipipip
3p afatəmoŋapam

References
  1. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Nuclear Maimai". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
  2. Foley, William A. (2018). "The Languages of the Sepik-Ramu Basin and Environs". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 197–432. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
  • Foley, William A. (2018). "The Languages of the Sepik-Ramu Basin and Environs". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 197–432. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
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