West Pauwasi | |
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West Pauwasi River | |
Geographic distribution | Western New Guinea |
Linguistic classification | Pauwasi
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Subdivisions | |
Glottolog | None |
The West Pauwasi languages are a likely family of Papuan languages spoken on the Indonesian side of New Guinea. They may either form part of a larger Pauwasi language family along with the Eastern Pauwasi languages, or it they could form an independent language family (or more than one family).[1]
Languages
[edit]The languages are,[2]
The three branches differ substantially from each other.
References
[edit]- ^ Foley, William A. (2018). "The Languages of the Sepik-Ramu Basin and Environs". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 197–432. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
- ^ New Guinea World