Harman Patil (Editor)

South Huon Gulf languages

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Glottolog
  
sout2878

Geographicdistribution
  
Huon Gulf, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea

Linguistic classification
  
AustronesianMalayo-PolynesianOceanicWestern OceanicNorth New GuineaHuon GulfSouth 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
    (Text) CC BY-SA


    Similar Topics