Turama–Kikorian languages

Turama–Kikorian
Geographic distribution:	New Guinea
Linguistic classification:	Trans–New Guinea Turama–Kikorian
Subdivisions:	Turama Rumu

The Turama–Kikorian languages are a family identified by Arthur Capell (1962) and part of the Trans–New Guinea languages (TNG) family in the classifications of Stephen Wurm (1975) and Malcolm Ross (2005).

The four languages are clearly related, though Rumu is divergent. Ross states that Rumu links the other (Turama) languages to TNG.

Turama–Kikorian family
- Rumu (Kairi) isolate
- Turama branch: Omati, Ikobi

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.