Marangis language

Marangis a.k.a. Watam is a Ramu language of Papua New Guinea. Like Bosmun, it shares a number of irregular plural markers with the Lower Sepik languages, supporting the proposal of a Ramu – Lower Sepik language family.

It is spoken in the two villages of:
 * Watam village, Marienberg Rural LLG, East Sepik Province (-3.90659°N, 144.54525°W)
 * Marangis village, Yawar Rural LLG, Madang Province (-4.01407°N, 144.60563°W)

Pronouns
The pronominal system of Watam has a four-way distinction, with there being a paucal ("a few", "more than two") number for pronouns in addition to singular, dual, and plural.



! person !! singular !! dual !! paucal !! plural ! 1st ! 2nd ! 3rd
 * yak || aŋga || apak || ae
 * u || noŋgo || niŋga || ne
 * ma || miŋga || miŋga || min
 * }

Nouns
Nominal plural formatives include:



! gloss !! singular !! plural
 * ‘ear’ || kwar || kwair
 * ‘elbow’ || tutup || tutpemb
 * ‘buttocks’ || tok || toke
 * ‘leg’ || or || orar
 * ‘man’ || namot || namtar
 * ‘girl’ || namoŋ || navgor
 * ‘nose’ || ŋgum || gubeb
 * ‘bandicoot’ || maŋem || maŋbar
 * ‘sago’ || wak || wik
 * ‘betelnut’ || meɲjak || miɲjik
 * }
 * ‘girl’ || namoŋ || navgor
 * ‘nose’ || ŋgum || gubeb
 * ‘bandicoot’ || maŋem || maŋbar
 * ‘sago’ || wak || wik
 * ‘betelnut’ || meɲjak || miɲjik
 * }
 * ‘sago’ || wak || wik
 * ‘betelnut’ || meɲjak || miɲjik
 * }
 * }

Verbs
Watam verbal conjugation for the verb ndo ‘to see’:

! tense !! verbal form ! present ! present ! future ! imperative
 * ndo-ta
 * ndo-ri
 * ndo-na(n)
 * ndo
 * }