| Kiwai–Porome | |
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| Geographic distribution: |
New Guinea |
| Linguistic classification: | Trans–New Guinea ?
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The Kiwai–Porome languages are a family proposed by Malcolm Ross as part of his classification of the Trans–New Guinea languages. It consists of the well established Kiwaian family and the erstwhile language isolate Porome.
As with all of Ross's classification, Kiwai and Porome were linked based on their personal pronouns. However, the identity of these as Trans–New Guinea, while plausible, remains suspect.