List of articles in "Language" category - Page 392

Kwomtari is the eponymous language of the Kwomtari family of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in six villages in Amanab District Sandaun Province.Spencer (2008) is a short grammar of […]

Baibai is one of two Fas languages of Papua New Guinea. It is the eponymous language of the spurious Baibai family which was posited when the Fas language was mistakenly […]

Fas (AKA Momu Bembi) is the eponymous language of the small Fas language family of Papua New Guinea. Fas was once mistakenly placed in the Kwomtari family confusing their classification. […]

Owiniga (AKA Bero Samo Taina) is a Left May language of New Guinea in East Sepik Province.

Nimo (Nimo-Wasawai) is a Left May language of New Guinea in Sandaun Province. Nimo and Wasawai are two of the villages inhabited by speakers of this language. It is close […]

Ama (Sawiyanu) is a Left May language of New Guinea in East Sepik Province. Former dialects have merged.

Bo (Po Sorimi) is a possible Left May language of New Guinea in Sandaun and East Sepik Provinces. It is essentially undocumented and its status as a separate language is […]

Nakwi is a Left May language of New Guinea in East Sepik Province. It is close to Nimo.

Saponi is an extinct Papuan language of Indonesia. It shared half of its basic vocabulary with the Rasawa language but it’s not clear that they were related. Saponi shared none […]

Rasawa is a Papuan language of Indonesia. It shares half of its basic vocabulary with the Saponi language but it’s not clear if they are related.