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Yuat languages
Information concerning Yuat languages
Where are Yuat languages spoken ?
These languages are spoken in Papua New Guinea.
Total number of speakers (estimate) :
Roughly 7000 according to the ethnologue.com site
Classification:
The Yuat group includes 6 languages
Biwat (alternative name: Mundugumor)
Bun
Changriwa
Kyenele (alternative name: Miyak)
Maramba
Mekmek
Comments on the classification of Yuat languages :
We have used the classifications of Ross (2005) and ethnologue (16th edition)
Sources
Ross, Malcolm. «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. (2005).
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