North Papuan Mainland–D'Entrecasteaux languages

North Papuan Mainland – D'Entrecasteaux
Geographic distribution:	Eastern New Guinea
Linguistic classification:	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Western Oceanic Papuan Tip Kilivila–Nuclear Nuclear Papuan Tip North Papuan Mainland – D'Entrecasteaux
Subdivisions:	Bwaidoga Dobu–Duau Kakabai Are–Taupota (removed) Anuki Gumawana

The two dozen North Papuan Mainland – D'Entrecasteaux languages may form a group of Papuan Tip languages.

Languages

Bwaidoga: Bwaidoka, Diodio (West Goodenough), Iamalele, Iduna, Koluwawa, Maiadomu
Dobu–Duau: Dobu, Molima, Bunama, Boselewa, Duau, Galeya, Mwatebu, Sewa Bay
Kakabai: Dawawa, Kakabai
Anuki
Gumawana

A 2008 analysis of the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database^[1] considered six putative North Papuan Mainland – D'Entrecasteaux (NPMD) languages. Two of these, in the Are branch, emerged as non-NPMD languages. The other four formed a unit, but with Molima closest to Dobu rather than in the Bwaidoga group.

References

^ Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database