Upper Sepik languages
| Upper Sepik | |
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| Geographic distribution | Sandaun Province and western East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Linguistic classification | Sepik
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The Upper Sepik languages are a group of languages generally classified among the Sepik languages of northern Papua New Guinea.[1]
They include the Wogamus languages and Iwam languages. Foley (2018) also includes Abau.[1]
Languages
The Upper Sepik languages are:
Being typologically and lexically diverse, the three groups are not closely related to each other.[1] Foley classifies the three groups together on the basis of a unique noun classification system present in thee numeral systems of all three groups.
References
- ^ a b c 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.
- Ross, Malcolm (2005). "Pronouns as a preliminary diagnostic for grouping Papuan languages". In Andrew Pawley; Robert Attenborough; Robin Hide; Jack Golson (eds.). Papuan pasts: cultural, linguistic and biological histories of Papuan-speaking peoples. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. pp. 15–66. ISBN 0858835622. OCLC 67292782.
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