Huon Gulf languages

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Huon Gulf
Geographic distribution:	Northern New Guinea
Genetic classification:	Austronesian  Malayo-Polynesian (MP)   Nuclear MP    Central-Eastern MP     Eastern MP      Oceanic       Western Oceanic        North New Guinea         Huon Gulf
Subdivisions:	Markham languages North Huon Gulf languages Numbami language South Huon Gulf languages

The family of Huon Gulf languages of Papua New Guinea is a subgroup of the North New Guinea languages. It consists of thirty languages.

[edit] Components

• Markham languages
  • Lower Markham languages
  • Upper Markham languages
  • Watut languages
• North Huon Gulf languages
  • Bugawac
  • Yabem
  • Kela
• Numbami
• South Huon Gulf languages
  • Hote-Buang languages
  • Iwal

[edit] References

• Ross, Malcolm (1988). Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian languages of western Melanesia. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.