Suarmin language

Suarmin, or Asaba, is a Sepik language spoken in Sandaun Province, Papua-New Guinea. Alternative names are Asabano, Duranmin.

Glottolog leaves it unclassified.

Pronouns

Pronouns are:

In Asaba, noun class affixes are suffixed to nouns. There are five noun classes. Examples:

Class 1 is the default noun class.

Modifying adjectives agree with head nouns in class:

na-bu

tree-I.SG

kamaya-bu

big-I.SG

‘tall tree’

kaiyebe-du

cassowary-II.SG

kamaya-du

big-II.SG

‘big cassowary’