The Koiarian languages Koiari are a small family of Trans–New Guinea languages spoken in the "Bird's Tail" (southeastern peninsula) of New Guinea. They are classified within the Southeast Papuan branch of Trans–New Guinea.

Languages

The languages are: Dutton (2010) classifies the Koiarian languages as:

Proto-language

Pronouns

Usher (2020) reconstructs the pronouns as: ! !!sg!!pl !1 !2 !3

Vocabulary

The following basic vocabulary words of Proto-Koiarian and other lower-level reconstructions are from the Trans-New Guinea database: ! gloss !! Proto-Koiarian !! Proto-Koiariac !! Proto-Baraic ! head ! hair ! ear ! eye ! nose ! tooth ! tongue ! leg ! louse ! dog ! pig ! bird ! egg ! blood ! bone ! skin ! breast ! tree ! man ! woman ! sun ! moon ! water ! fire ! stone ! road, path ! name ! eat ! one ! two

Evolution

Koiarian reflexes of proto-Trans-New Guinea (pTNG) etyma are: Koiari language: Managalasi language:

Phonotactics

Like the Binanderean languages, Barai and other Koiarian languages only allow for open syllables and do not allow final CVC.