Schouten languages
| Schouten | |
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| Geographic distribution: | Schouten Islands and nearby coast of northern New Guinea |
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| Glottolog: | scho1242[1] |
The Schouten languages are a linkage of Austronesian languages in northern Papua New Guinea.[2]
Languages
- Siau family: Arop-Sissano, Sera, Sissano, Ulau-Suain, Tumleo, Yakamul (Kap, Ali)
- Kairiru linkage: Kaiep, Kairiru, Terebu
- Manam linkage: Biem, Kis, Manam, Medebur, Sepa, Wogeo
Ethnologue adds Malol to Siau.
References
- ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Schouten". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
- ↑ Lynch, John; Malcolm Ross; Terry Crowley (2002). The Oceanic languages. Richmond, Surrey: Curzon. ISBN 978-0-7007-1128-4. OCLC 48929366.