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).