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The '''Southeast Papuan''' or '''"Bird's Tail"''' languages are a geographic grouping of half a dozen small [[language family|families]] of [[Papuan languages]] in the "Bird's Tail" (southeastern peninsula) of New Guinea: [[Koiarian languages|Koiarian]], [[Kwalean languages|Kwalean]], [[Manubaran languages|Manubaran]], [[Yareban languages|Yareban]], [[Mailuan languages|Mailuan]], and [[Dagan languages|Dagan]]. They are all believed to be part of the [[Trans–New Guinea languages|Trans–New Guinea]] (TNG) phylum, but have not been shown to be any more closely related to each other than they are to other TNG families. However, they do all have in common ''ya'' for 'you' (plural) instead of proto-TNG ''*gi.'' |
The '''Southeast Papuan''' or '''"Bird's Tail"''' languages are a geographic grouping of half a dozen small [[language family|families]] of [[Papuan languages]] in the "Bird's Tail" (southeastern peninsula) of New Guinea: [[Koiarian languages|Koiarian]], [[Kwalean languages|Kwalean]], [[Manubaran languages|Manubaran]], [[Yareban languages|Yareban]], [[Mailuan languages|Mailuan]], and [[Dagan languages|Dagan]]. They are all believed to be part of the [[Trans–New Guinea languages|Trans–New Guinea]] (TNG) phylum, but have not been shown to be any more closely related to each other than they are to other TNG families. However, they do all have in common ''ya'' for 'you' (plural) instead of proto-TNG ''*gi.'' |
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The [[Goilalan languages |
The [[Goilalan languages]] are customarily included it Southeast Papuan, but it is questionable whether they are even Trans–New Guinea. |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 06:38, 7 December 2009
| Southeast Papuan | |
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| Bird's Tail | |
| Geographic distribution | Southeastern peninsula of New Guinea |
| Linguistic classification | Trans–New Guinea
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The Southeast Papuan or "Bird's Tail" languages are a geographic grouping of half a dozen small families of Papuan languages in the "Bird's Tail" (southeastern peninsula) of New Guinea: Koiarian, Kwalean, Manubaran, Yareban, Mailuan, and Dagan. They are all believed to be part of the Trans–New Guinea (TNG) phylum, but have not been shown to be any more closely related to each other than they are to other TNG families. However, they do all have in common ya for 'you' (plural) instead of proto-TNG *gi.
The Goilalan languages are customarily included it Southeast Papuan, but it is questionable whether they are even Trans–New Guinea.
References
- 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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