South Huon Gulf languages
The South Huon Gulf languages are a linkage of the Huon Gulf languages of Papua New Guinea.[2]
| South Huon Gulf | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Huon Gulf, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Linguistic classification | Austronesian |
| Glottolog | sout2878[1] |
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
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "South Huon Gulf linkage". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- Lynch, John; Malcolm Ross; Terry Crowley (2002). The Oceanic languages. Richmond, Surrey: Curzon. ISBN 978-0-7007-1128-4. OCLC 48929366.
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