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South Huon Gulf languages

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Glottolog
  
sout2878

Geographic distribution
  
Huon Gulf, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea

Linguistic classification
  
Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Western Oceanic North New Guinea Huon Gulf South Huon Gulf

The South Huon Gulf languages are a linkage of the Huon Gulf languages of Papua New Guinea.

Components

  • Iwal (Kaiwa)
  • Hote, Yamap
  • Buang linkage: Mapos Buang, Mangga Buang, Piu, Kapin, Vehes, Mumeng (Dambi–Kumalu, Gorakor–Patep–Zenag)

    • The varieties of the Mumeng dialect chain are partially mutually intelligible.

    References

    South Huon Gulf languages Wikipedia
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