Goilalan languages
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| Goilalan | |
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| Geographic distribution: | New Guinea |
| Linguistic classification: |
? Trans–New Guinea
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| Subdivisions: |
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| Ethnologue code: | 17-2320 |
The Goilalan languages are a family placed in the Trans–New Guinea family by Wurm (1975) and tentatively retained there in the classification of Malcolm Ross (2005). The languages,
are clearly related, especially Biagai, Kunimaipa, and Weri, which might be considered divergent dialects.
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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