Somahai languages
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| Momuna | |
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| Somahai | |
| Geographic distribution: |
New Guinea |
| Linguistic classification: | Trans–New Guinea ?
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| Subdivisions: |
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| Ethnologue code: | 17-1636 |
The Momuna languages, Momina and Momuna, also known as Somahai, are a family of two closely related Papuan languages. They were placed in the Central and South New Guinea branch of the Trans–New Guinea family by Wurm, but Malcolm Ross could not locate enough evidence to classify them.
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.
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