Southern Adelbert languages
| Southern Adelbert | |
|---|---|
| Ramu Tributaries | |
| Geographic distribution | Papua New Guinea |
| Linguistic classification | Northeast New Guinea?
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| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | sout3148 |
The South Adelbert or Southern Adelbert Range languages are a family of languages in the Madang stock of New Guinea, spoken along the tributaries of the Ramu River in the watershed of the Adelbert Range.
Languages
The languages are as follows.[1][2]
- Tomui River (~ Josephstaal)
- Sogeram River (~ Wanang) (see)
In earlier classifications, such as that of Wurm, the Tomui River languages plus the Sikan languages were called "Josephstaal", while the rest of the Sogeram family was called "Wanang".
References
- ^ New Guinea World, Ramu Tributaries
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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Further reading
- Ross, Malcolm. 2014. Proto-South-Adelbert. TransNewGuinea.org.