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West Pauwasi languages information


West Pauwasi
West Pauwasi River
Geographic
distribution
Western New Guinea
Linguistic classificationPauwasi
  • West Pauwasi
Subdivisions
  • Tebi–Towei
  • Namla–Tofanma
  • Usku
GlottologNone

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]

  1. ^ 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.

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