# Magɨ language

Magɨ is a moribund Papuan language of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. It was discovered in 2012. It is spoken in the village of Wanang, which hosts a field site belonging to the New Guinea Binatang Research Center.
Magɨ is most closely related to the Aisi language, with which it forms an Aisian subgroup within the Sogeram branch.

## Vocabulary

Below is a 100-item Swadesh list comparing Magɨ and Aisi, from Daniels (2016).
| no. | gloss | Magɨ | Aisi | cognate? |
| 1 | I | yɨ | ya | yes |
| 2 | thou | na | na | yes |
| 3 | we | arɨ | anɨ | yes? |
| 4 | this | naku | naku | yes |
| 5 | that | araku | araku | yes |
| 6 | who | nɨŋe | ninɨ | yes? |
| 7 | what | ai | ai | yes |
| 8 | no | magɨ | mabɨŋ | no |
| 10 | many | mugum | maŋgima | no |
| 11 | one | pabra | pabra | yes |
| 12 | two | agrenda | agrenda | yes |
| 13 | big | kuŋar | kuŋar | yes |
| 14 | long | garaŋ | garaŋ | yes |
| 15 | small | anɨmɨnɨ | anɨmɨnɨ | yes |
| 16 | woman | abi | abi | yes |
| 17 | man | kur | kuru | yes |
| 19 | fish | kyaŋɨ | kyaŋɨ | yes |
| 20 | bird | kapɨ | kapɨ | yes |
| 21 | dog | api | apɨr | yes |
| 22 | louse | imaŋ | imu | yes? |
| 23 | tree | te | tar | yes |
| 24 | seed | kɨsɨr | kɨsɨr | yes |
| 25 | leaf | tewad | taŋar | no |
| 26 | root | kɨnam | kɨrɨr | no |
| 28 | skin | sɨgɨd (dɨb < Aisi) | dɨbɨ | yes? |
| 29 | flesh | kisɨkɨ | kɨsɨkɨ | yes |
| 30 | blood | igam | igam | yes |
| 31 | bone | kañaŋ | dagar | no |
| 32 | grease | sɨraŋ | sɨrɨ | yes? |
| 33 | egg | kimbi | anoŋ | no |
| 35 | tail | kwarɨ | kwarɨ | yes |
| 37 | hair | sisi | arɨ | no |
| 38 | head | katam | katam | yes |
| 39 | ear | duwag | dugag | yes? |
| 40 | eye | tamɨ | tamɨ | yes |
| 41 | nose | mumukatam | mumu | yes |
| 42 | mouth | sɨmbɨkatam | sumboi | yes? |
| 43 | tooth | makɨ | makɨ | yes |
| 44 | tongue | migin | sagwi | no |
| 46 | foot | aŋgɨ | aŋgɨ | yes |
| 47 | knee | kugad | koge | yes? |
| 48 | hand | kɨmɨb | kumob | yes |
| 49 | belly | kɨtɨm | kumu | no |
| 50 | neck | sakum | nagum | no |
| 51 | breasts | amɨ | amɨ | yes |
| 53 | liver | mapɨm | umbaŋ | no |
| 55 | eat | n- | n- | yes |
| 56 | bite | is- | is- | yes |
| 57 | see | tɨmbr- | tɨmbr- | yes |
| 58 | hear | ir- | ir- | yes? |
| 60 | sleep | ambɨt kɨn- | aŋgɨn- | no |
| 61 | die | kum- | kum- | yes |
| 62 | kill | iw- | iw- | yes |
| 63 | swim | aŋ sud- | aŋ sor- | yes |
| 64 | fly | pug- | brɨr am- | no? |
| 65 | walk | kr- | kr- | yes |
| 66 | come | ye- | wi- | no |
| 68 | sit | mɨŋga kɨn- | kɨnɨgam- | no |
| 69 | stand | dugwa pam- | togapam- | yes? |
| 70 | give | igw- | igw- | yes |
| 71 | say | s- | u- | no |
| 72 | sun | wayaŋ | wayaŋ | yes |
| 73 | moon | irɨna | irina | yes |
| 74 | star | tindɨ | tendɨ | yes |
| 75 | water | aŋ | aŋ | yes |
| 76 | rain | aŋ | am | no? |
| 77 | stone | gwande | gwande | yes |
| 78 | sand | misab | upo | no |
| 79 | earth | bi | ur | yes |
| 80 | cloud | kamɨ | kamo | yes |
| 81 | smoke | apɨs | pɨsɨ | yes |
| 82 | fire | ab | ab | yes |
| 83 | ash | ibur | ibɨr | yes |
| 84 | burn | tu- | tu- | yes |
| 85 | path | kɨb | kɨb | yes |
| 86 | mountain | param | ware | no |
| 90 | white | kikɨ | mor, niŋ | no |
| 91 | black | griŋ | greŋ | yes |
| 92 | night | umɨnda | urakɨr | no |
| 94 | cold | karu | kɨbur | no |
| 95 | full | mɨtate | yakarate | no |
| 96 | new | arɨm? | kikɨ | no? |
| 97 | good | upɨnaŋ | urunda | no |
| 99 | dry | ginaŋ | genaŋ | yes |
| 100 | name | ib | ib | yes |