Duna–Pogaya languages

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Duna–Pogaya
Duna–Bogaya
Geographic
distribution:
New Guinea
Linguistic classification: Trans–New Guinea
  • Duna–Pogaya
Subdivisions:
Ethnologue code: 17-2336

The Duna–Pogaya languages are a small family of Trans–New Guinea languages in the classification of Malcolm Ross. The two languages, Duna and Bogaya, are clearly related.

References [edit]

  • 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.