Linguistic classification: Trans–New GuineaMek | Geographicdistribution: New Guinea Glottolog: mekk1240 | |
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The Mek languages are a well established family of Papuan languages spoken by the Mek peoples. They form a branch of the Trans–New Guinea languages (TNG) in the classifications of Stephen Wurm (1975) and of Malcolm Ross (2005).
The Mek languages form three dialect chains (Heeschen 1998):
Pronouns are not well attested, but include:
Mek, then called Goliath, was identified by M. Bromley in 1967. It was placed in TNG by Wurm (1975).
References
Mek languages Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA