Mufian

Mufian is a member of the Arapesh branch of the Torricelli language family. It is spoken by about 11,000 people mainly in the Bumbita-Muhian Rural LLG in East Sepik Province in the northwest of Papua New Guinea. It is also spoken in Supari ward of Albiges-Mablep Rural LLG in East Sepik Province.

Mufian is also known as Muhian, Muhiang and Southern Arapesh. Dialects include Supari, Balif, Filifita, Iwam-Nagalemb and Nagipaem. Filifita is spoken by more than half the Mufian people. Mufian is written with the Latin alphabet.

Mufian alphabet and pronunciation

Download an alphabet chart for Mufian (Excel)

Sample text

Eaꞌ naꞌipam naꞌi, “Afamba ipaꞌ piꞌi pendabeten, ipaꞌ pigaꞌias naꞌamba piꞌi, Ahamapa, apaꞌ maꞌi agol ineꞌigili gondape hililiꞌ ma hiasi sogasaꞌma agol ineꞌigili luꞌwagol. Maꞌi nemaf afamba buꞌwafi fifiꞌi ma epes hiasi sogawis nomona maol ineꞌini nepe Dembinai nugumafias.
Deiꞌ inaꞌ neseꞌapa gwaꞌaisi sondahama nemaf afaꞌe.
Inaꞌ nekwahomapa waf awafi apeꞌifi okom moseꞌenaf. Deiꞌ main? Apaꞌ wapani makwahomasa waf awafi anis sandaꞌmapafi ukup pasoꞌapaf. Inaꞌ owaꞌi neꞌwapa mefeꞌma hiahaom ahifimi mogogwamba apeꞌia.”

Source: https://www.bible.com/bible/952/LUK.11.AOJM

Translation

And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.
Give us day by day our daily bread.
And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
The Lord's Prayer - Luke 11: 2-4

Source: https://www.bible.com/bible/1/LUK.11.KJV

Sample videos in Mufian

Links

Information about Mufian
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mufian_language
https://www.sil.org/resources/search/language/aoj
http://www.language-archives.org/language/aoj
https://www.endangeredlanguages.com/lang/10567

Torricelli languages

Bukiyip, Kamasau, Mufian

Languages written with the Latin alphabet

Page created: 15.10.24. Last modified: 15.10.24

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