Arai–Samaia languages
Proposed language family of New Guinea
| Arai–Samaia | |
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| Arai and Samaia Rivers | |
| Geographic distribution | New Guinea |
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| Glottolog | None |
Arai–Samaia is a language family of New Guinea, proposed by Timothy Usher, that includes the Arai (Left May) and Samaia (Amto–Musan) languages and the Pyu isolate.[1]
- Arai and Samaia Rivers
- Arai River
- Ama
- Nimo–Nakwi
- Owiniga
- West Arai River
- Pyu
- Samaia River
- Amto
- Musan
- Arai River
References
- ^ NewGuineaWorld, Arai and Samaia Rivers
Further reading
- Conrad, R. and Dye, W. "Some Language Relationships in the Upper Sepik Region of Papua New Guinea". In Conrad, R., Dye, W., Thomson, N. and Bruce Jr., L. editors, Papers in New Guinea Linguistics No. 18. A-40:1-36. Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University, 1975. doi:10.15144/PL-A40.1
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Papuan language families
(Palmer 2018 classification)
(Palmer 2018 classification)
subgroups
| Central Papua, Indonesia |
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| Southeast Papua, Indonesia | |
| Southwest Papua New Guinea | |
| Central Papua New Guinea | |
| Papuan Peninsula |
families and isolates
families and isolates
families and isolates
families and isolates
families and isolates
| Torricelli subgroups | |
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| Sepik subgroups | |
| Ramu subgroups |
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families and isolates
families and isolates
isolate
- West Papuan
- Northwest Papuan
- South Pauwasi
- East Papuan
- Southeast Papuan
- Papuan Gulf
- Binanderean–Goilalan
- Arai–Samaia
- Asmat–Mombum
- Trans-Fly–Bulaka River
- Trans-Fly
- Dani–Kwerba
- East Bird's Head – Sentani
- Kwomtari–Fas
- Left May – Kwomtari
- Tor–Kwerba–Nimboran
- West Trans–New Guinea
- West Papuan Highlands
- Central and South New Guinea
- Central West New Guinea
- East New Guinea Highlands
- Yele – West New Britain
- Sepik–Ramu
- Indo-Pacific
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