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    Fasu, also known as Namo Me, is one of the Kutubuan languages of New Guinea. Wurm and Hattori (1981) considered its three principal dialects, Fasu, Some...
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  • *yaka(i) babo ‘mother’s sister’ < *mbamba ‘older same sex sibling’ Fasu language: ku- ‘die’ < *kumV- na- ‘eat’ < *na- reke- ‘stand’ < ta,e,i)k[V] ama...
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    Trans–New Guinea (TNG) is an extensive family of Papuan languages spoken on the island of New Guinea and neighboring islands, a region corresponding to...
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    higher Sa also known as C4. Ṡ is used in Emilian to represent [z], e.g. faṡû [faˈzuː] "beans" (Bolognese dialect). "Unicode Character "Ṡ" (U+1E60". Compart...
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  • feature can also be found in approximately 60 Trans-New Guinea Languages such as Fasu and Oksapmin. Counting typically begins by touching (and usually...
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  • Thumbnail for Ok languages
    The Ok languages are a family of about a dozen related Trans–New Guinea languages spoken in a contiguous area of eastern Irian Jaya and western Papua New...
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    The Papuan languages are the non-Austronesian languages spoken on the western Pacific island of New Guinea, as well as neighbouring islands in Indonesia...
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  • (TAP) languages are a family of languages spoken in Timor, Kisar, and the Alor archipelago in Southern Indonesia. It is the westernmost Papuan language family...
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  • (probably Teberan–Pawaian)] Karam (Aförö) [= Madang] Kutubu, Fasu [= Kutubuan] McElhanon's Huon languages + Matap, Jupna Valley, Kandomin, Wantoat [= TNG Finisterre–Huon]...
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  • Thumbnail for Greater Binanderean languages
    The Greater Binanderean or Guhu-Oro languages are a language family spoken along the northeast coast of the Papuan Peninsula – the "Bird's Tail" of New...
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  • Momuna (Momina), also known as Somahai (Somage, Sumohai), is a Papuan language spoken in Yahukimo Regency, Highland Papua and Asmat Regency, South Papua...
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    or Kratke Range languages are a family of the Trans–New Guinea languages in the classification of Malcolm Ross. The Angan languages are clearly valid...
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  • Thumbnail for Madang languages
    The Madang or Madang–Adelbert Range languages are a language family of Papua New Guinea. They were classified as a branch of Trans–New Guinea by Stephen...
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  • Thumbnail for Kainantu–Goroka languages
    The Kainantu–Goroka languages are a family of Papuan languages established by Arthur Capell in 1948 under the name East Highlands. They formed the core...
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    Plateau languages belong to the Trans-New Guinea language family according to the classifications made by Malcolm Ross and Timothy Usher. This language family...
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  • The Dani or Baliem Valley languages are a family of clearly related Trans–New Guinea languages spoken by the Dani and related peoples in the Baliem Valley...
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  • Thumbnail for East Strickland languages
    River languages are a family of Papuan languages. The East Strickland languages actually form a language continuum. Shaw (1986) recognizes six languages, which...
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  • Thumbnail for Kayagar languages
    The Kayagar languages are a small family of four closely related Trans–New Guinea languages spoken around the Cook River in Province of South Papua, Indonesia:...
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  • Thumbnail for Alor–Pantar languages
    The Alor–Pantar languages are a family of clearly related Papuan languages spoken on islands of the Alor archipelago near Timor in southern Indonesia....
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  • a recently discovered Papuan language cluster spoken in Papua Province, Indonesia, to the south of the Somahai languages. All that is known of them is...
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  • Thumbnail for Asmat–Kamrau languages
    The Asmat – Kamrau Bay languages are a family of a dozen Trans–New Guinea languages spoken by the Asmat and related peoples in southern Western New Guinea...
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  • Thumbnail for Goilalan languages
    The Goilalan or Wharton Range languages are a language family spoken around the Wharton Range in the "Bird's Tail" of New Guinea. They were classified...
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  • Thumbnail for Engan languages
    The Engan languages, or more precisely Enga–Kewa–Huli or Enga – Southern Highland, are a small family of Papuan languages of the highlands of Papua New...
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  • Thumbnail for Gogodala–Suki languages
    Suki – Aramia River languages are a small language family of Papua New Guinea, spoken in the region of the Aramia River. The languages are: Gogodala–Suki...
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  • The Oirata–Makasae, or Eastern Timor, languages are a small family of Papuan languages spoken in eastern Timor and the neighboring island of Kisar. Mandala...
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  • Thumbnail for Turama–Kikorian languages
    The Turama–Kikorian languages are a family identified by Arthur Capell (1962) and part of the Trans–New Guinea languages (TNG) family in the classifications...
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  • The Koiarian languages /kɔɪˈɑːriən/ Koiari are a small family of Trans–New Guinea languages spoken in the "Bird's Tail" (southeastern peninsula) of New...
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  • Thumbnail for Greater Awyu languages
    The Greater Awyu or Digul River languages, known in earlier classifications with more limited scope as Awyu–Dumut (Awyu–Ndumut), are a family of perhaps...
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  • Most countries of the world have different names in different languages. Some countries have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons...
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  • Lakes languages, also known as the Wissel Lakes or Wissel Lakes – Kemandoga River, are a small family of closely related Trans–New Guinea languages spoken...
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