MANEM

[Map] cf W & H S_kofro -- MANEM - Schultze-Jena 1914. *

[Map] cf S & C Jetti -- MANEM Kipai -- MANEM Skoffro -- MANEM Uskwar -- MANEM Wembi -- MANEM - Hoogland 1939:67. *

MANEM, formerly called WEMBI, is spoken in 7 villages: Wembi, Uskwar, Kibae, Jeti, Skofro, Skotiaho, and Kriku. The informant also mentioned Major, Ampas, and Komieti. These are bilingual Waris villages near the Manem-Waris language border. The number of Manem speakers is estimated at 400. - Voorhoeve 1971:60.

Manem (or Wembi) is spoken by about 400 people living in the upper Tami River area, north of the watershed between the Tami and Pai Rivers. ... - Voorhoeve 1975b:416.

+ 400 [speakers] Dialects: ? Villages: Wembi, Uskwar, Kibae, Yeti, Skofro, Skotiaho, Kriku. Comments: Three villages near the Waris border are bilingual Manem-Waris. They are: Mayor, Ampas, Komieti. - Voorhoeve 1975f:43. *

(Manam, Wembi) 400 [speakers] Villages: Jeti, Kibae, Kriku, Skofro, Skotiaho, Uskwar, Wembi ...... Three villages listed under Waris (Ampas, Komieti, and Major) are apparently bilingual in Waris and Manem (Voorhoeve 1971). The vilage of Skotiaho has now moved across the border into Australian ..., where it is now spelt Sekotchiau. - Laycock 1973a:46. *

[Map] Kofro -- MANEM Ampas -- MANEM

1 - Wurm & Hattori 1981

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Manem (Jeti; Yeti; Skofro; Wembi) POP: +/- 400 LOC: Northeast border area south of Jayapura, north of Waris ... VILLAGE(S): Wembi Uskwar Kibae Yeti Skofro Skotiaho Kriku - Silzer & Heikkinen 1984:35.

(Jeti; Yeti; Skofro; Wembi) 400 LOC: Northeast border area south of Jayapura, north of Waris - Silzer & Clouse 1991:62. *

In 1973 Laycock published a preliminary classification of the languages of the Sepik area. ... The languages assigned by Laycock to the Waris family are as follows: Manem, Senggi, Waris, Waina-Sowanda, Daonda, Simog and Amanab. Manem and Senggi are spoken almost exclusively on the Indonesian side of the border. - Seiler 1985:3. *

Manem: 400 or more speakers reported in 1978, south of Jayapura, Irian Jaya, , and in one village of New Guinea. Also called Yeti, Jeti, Wembi, or Skofro. Has 50 percent lexical similarity with Waris, the most closely related variety. - Comrie 1992cc:128. *

Northeast border area south of Jayapura, villages of Wembi, Yeti, Kibal, Uskuar, Griku, Skotiaho, Skofro. Also in . ... 50% lexical similarity with Waris. - Grimes 1992:577. Sandaun Province, 1 village: Skotiau. ... - Grimes 1992:848. MANEM (YETI, JETI, WEMBI, SKOFRO) ... 400 in Irian Jaya (1978 SIL); 500 in Papua New Guinea (1993 SIL); 900 in both countries. Northeast border area south of Jayapura, villages of

2 Wembi, Yeti, Kibai, Uskuar, Griku, Skotiaho, Skofro. ... 50% lexical similarity with Waris. ... MANEM (YETI, JETI, WEMBI, SKOFRO) ... 500 in Papua New Guinea (1993 SIL); 400 in Irian Jaya (1978); 900 in both countries. Sandaun Province, 1 village; Skotiau. ... 50% lexical similarity with Waris (closest). ... Different from Manam. - Grimes 1996. MANEM (YETI, JETI, WEMBI, SKOFRO) ... 400 in Irian Jaya (1978 SIL). Northeast border area south of Jayapura, villages of Wembi, Yeti, Kibai, Uskuar, Griku, Skotiaho, Skofro. Linguistic affiliation: Trans-New Guinea, Northern, Border, Waris. 50% lexical similarity with Waris. ... MANEM (YETI, JETI, WEMBI, SKOFRO) ... 500 in Papua New Guinea (1993 SIL). Population total both countries 900. Sandaun Province, 1 village; Skotiau. Also spoken in Indonesia (Irian Jaya). Linguistic affiliation: Trans-New Guinea, Northern, Border, Waris. 50% lexical similarity with Waris (closest). Different from Manam. ... - Grimes 2000. *

(Jeti) ... Zuidwestelijk van de Béwani liggen de zwerfen jachtgebieden der weinig talrijke Jèti- en Tebai-stammen. Het eerste ligt in de hoek tussen de Béwani en de Arso; het laatste zuidoostelijk daarvan. Het dorp Jèti, dat op tween dagmarsen van Hoessin in ongeveer zuidelijke richting ligt, is doorgaans verlaten, tengevolge van de herhaalde vijandelijkheden der lieden uit Arso. - Anon. (Afdeling Noord Nieuw-Guinea) 1915:[2]. *

Via de Djanggoe's zou wellicht verbinding met de Jetti's een onbetrouwbare stam aan den Boven Sekanto kunnen worden verkregen, hetgeen overigens langs diverse wegen mogelyk is. - Halie 1930 Ts:31. *

... Jetti. Deze stam woont langs de oostgrens ten zuiden van Njau. ... - Hoogland 1940(1955):65. *

Wembi, Jeti, Kumjeti, Kibai, Uskwar, Major, Kriku, Jór (+ 350 zielen). - Galis 1955-56:174.

(Skofro) Skofro (+ 50 zielen). - Galis 1955-56:174. * * *

3 MANEM 400 Voorhoeve 1971, Laycock MANEM 400 Waris (Voorhoeve 1975, Silzer & Clouse 1991, MANEM 400 (1978) Comrie 1992cc MANEM Smits & Voorhoeve 1994 MANEM 900 Waris (Grimes 1996, 2000)

MANAM = MANEM Laycock 1973

JÈTI Anon. (Afdeling Noord Nieuw-Guinea) 1915 JETI 350 Galis 1955-56 JETI = WEMBI Voorhoeve 1971 (Galis 1955) JETI = MANEM Wurm & Hattori 1981; Wurm 1982, 1994; Silzer & Heikkinen 1984; Silzer & Clouse 1991; Comrie 1992cc; Grimes 1992, 1996, 2000 JETTI Halie 1930 Ts, Hoogland 1940(1955), Salzner 1960 YETI -- AWYU Capell 1962 YETI = WEMBI Capell 1962, Wurm 1971 YETI = MANEM Silzer & Heikkinen 1984; Silzer &

SKOFRO Tami Group? (Cowan 1953) SKOFRO 50 Galis 1955-56, Wurm 1971 SKOFRO -- TAMI Galis 1960 SKOFRO -- d of TAMI Capell 1962 (Cowan, Galis) SKOFRO = MANEM Wurm & Hattori 1981; Wurm 1982, 1994; Silzer & Heikkinen 1984; Silzer & Clouse 1991; Comrie 1992cc; Grimes 1992, 1996, 2000; Smits & Voorhoeve 1994

TAMI GROUP Cowan 1953, Capell 1962 (Cowan,

TEBAI Anon. (Afdeling Noord Nieuw-Guinea) 1915

WEMBI Tami Group? (Cowan 1953) WEMBI = TAMI Capell 1962 (Cowan) WEMBI 350 Wurm 1971 WEMBI = MANEM Voorhoeve 1971, 1975; Laycock 1973; Wurm & Hattori 1981; Wurm 1982, 1994; Silzer & Heikkinen 1984, Silzer & Clouse 1991; Comrie 1992cc; Grimes 1992, 1996, 2000; Smits & Voorhoeve 1994

Ampas -- MANEM & WARIS Voorhoeve 1971, 1975; Laycock 1973 Ampas -- MANEM Wurm & Hattori 1981

Griku -- MANEM Grimes 1992, 1996, 2000

Jèti -- JÈTI Anon. (Afdeling Noord Nieuw-Guinea) 1915

4 Jeti -- JETI Galis 1955-56 Jeti -- MANEM Voorhoeve 1971, Laycock 1973 Yeti -- MANEM Voorhoeve 1975; Silzer & Heikkinen 1984; Grimes 1992, 1996, 2000 Jetti -- MANEM Hoogland 1939 (cf S&C) Ettite -- MANEM Stokhof 1983

Jór -- JETI Galis 1955-56

Kibae -- MANEM Voorhoeve 1971, 1975; Laycock 1973; Silzer & Heikkinen 1984 Kibai -- JETI Galis 1955-56 Kibai -- MANEM Grimes 1992, 1996, 2000 Kipai -- MANEM Hoogland 1939 (cf S&C)

Komieti -- MANEM & WARIS Voorhoeve 1971, 1975; Laycock 1973

Kriku -- JETI Galis 1955-56 Kriku -- MANEM Voorhoeve 1971, 1975; Laycock 1973; Silzer & Heikkinen 1984

Kumjeti -- JETI Galis 1955-56

Major -- JETI Galis 1955-56 Major -- MANEM & WARIS Voorhoeve 1971, Laycock 1973 Mayor -- MANEM & WARIS Voorhoeve 1975

Merem -- MANEM Smits & Voorhoeve 1994

S_kofro -- MANEM Schultze-Jena 1914 (cf W&H) Skoffro -- MANEM Hoogland 1939 (cf S&C) Skofro -- SKOFRO Galis 1955-56 Skofro -- MANEM Voorhoeve 1971, 1975; Laycock 1973; Silzer & Heikkinen 1984; Grimes Skopro -- MANEM Smits & Voorhoeve 1994 Kofro -- MANEM Wurm & Hattori 1981

Sekotchiau = Skotiaho -- MANEM Laycock 1973 Skotiaho -- MANEM Voorhoeve 1971, 1975; Laycock 1973; Silzer & Heikkinen 1984; Grimes Skotiau -- MANEM Grimes 1992, 1996, 2000

Uskuar -- MANEM Grimes 1992, 1996, 2000 Uskwar -- JETI Galis 1955-56 Uskwar -- MANEM Hoogland 1939 (cf S&C); Voorhoeve

Wembi -- JETI Galis 1955-56 Wembi -- MANEM Hoogland 1939 (cf S&C); Voorhoeve * * * * *

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