East New Guinea Highlands languages

The Eastern New Guinea Highlands languages ​​(English East New Guinea Highlands Languages, East New Guinea Highlands Stock ) belong to the Papuan on the island of New Guinea. They represent a subset of the Trans - New Guinea languages ​​, whose formation dates back to Wurm ( 1964).

Classification

• Central (17 languages) Chimbu languages ​​( 7 languages ​​) Chuave
• Cathedral
• Golin
• Kuman
• Nomane
• Salt - Yui
• Sina Sina

• Kaugel ( 3 languages) Imbongu
• Mbo - Ung
• Reclassifi - Ungu

• Kandawo
• Maring
• Narak

• Ek Nii / Nii
• Wahgi
• North Wahgi

• East Central Fore (2 languages) Fore
• Gimi

• Dano
• Benabena
• Alekano
• Tokano

• Inoke - Yate
• Kamano
• Kanite
• Keyagana
• Yagaria

• Siane
• Yaweyuha

• East Gadsup - Auyana - Awa (7 languages)
• Kambaira (single language )
• Owenia (single language )
• Tairora (4 languages) Binumarien
• South Tairora
• North Tairora
• Waffa

• Kalam - branch Gants
• Kalam - Kobon (2 languages) Kalam
• Kobon

• Kenati (single language )

• West Central Angal - Kewa angal
• Angal Heneng
• Angal Enen
• West Kewa
• East Kewa
• Erave
• Samberigi

• Bisorio
• Enga
• Ipili
• Kyaka
• Lembena
• Nete

• Wiru (single language )

Swell

• Www.papuaweb.org ( pdf) (1.07 MB)
• Www.ethnologue.com

• Papuan
• Language family