| Magɨ | |
| Nativename: | Magi |
| States: | Papua New Guinea |
| Region: | Madang Province |
| Speakers: | 50 |
| Date: | 2016 |
| Ref: | e21 |
| Familycolor: | Papuan |
| Fam1: | Trans–New Guinea |
| Fam2: | Madang |
| Fam3: | West Madang |
| Fam4: | Southern Adelbert |
| Fam5: | Sogeram |
| Fam6: | East Sogeram |
| Fam7: | Aisian |
| Iso3: | gkd |
| Glotto: | magi1243 |
| Glottorefname: | Magi |
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.[1]
Magɨ is most closely related to the Aisi language, with which it forms an Aisian subgroup within the Sogeram branch.[1]
Below is a 100-item Swadesh list comparing Magɨ and Aisi, from Daniels (2016).[1]
| no. | gloss | Magɨ | 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 |