Western Skou languages
| Western Skou | |
|---|---|
| Inner Skou, Nuclear Skou West Vanimo Coast | |
| Geographic distribution | Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Linguistic classification | Skou
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| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | skou1239 |
The Western Skou or Inner Skou languages form a branch of Skou languages. They are spoken in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea. They are called Western Skou by Donohue (2002), Inner Sko by Foley (2018), and West Vanimo Coast by Usher (2020).[1]
The languages are,
References
- ^ Donohue, Mark. 2002. Which Sounds Change: Descent and Borrowing in the Skou Family. Oceanic Linguistics 41. 171-221.
- Foley, William A. (2018). "The Languages of the Sepik-Ramu Basin and Environs". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 197–432. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.