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]
| West Pauwasi | |
|---|---|
| West Pauwasi River | |
| Geographic distribution | Western New Guinea |
| Linguistic classification | Pauwasi
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| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | None |
Languages
editThe 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
External links
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Wiktionary has word lists at Appendix:Pauwasi word lists