Ataitan languages

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Ataitan
Tanggu
Moam River
Geographic
distribution
New Guinea
Linguistic classificationRamu
  • Ramu proper
    • Tamolan–Ataitan
      • Ataitan
Glottologtang1354

The Ataitan also known as Tanggu languages are a small family of clearly related languages,

Andarum, Igom, Tangu, and Tanguat.

They are generally classified among the Ramu languages of northern Papua New Guinea.

References

  • 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.