East New Guinea Highland Languages

The East New Guinea Highlands languages ( English East New Guinea Highlands Languages, East New Guinea Highlands floor ) are among the Papuan languages on the island of New Guinea . They represent a subgroup of the Trans New Guinea languages , the formation of which goes back to Stephen A. Wurm (1964).

Classification

Central (17 languages)
- Chimbu languages (seven languages)
  - Chuave
  - Dom
  - Golin
  - Kuman
  - Noman
  - Salt-Yui
  - Sinasina
- Hagen languages (four languages)
  - Kaugel (three languages)
    - Imbongu
    - Mbo Ung
    - Umbu-Ungu
  - Melpa
- Jimi
  - Kandawo
  - Maring
  - Narak
- Wahgi
  - Ek Nii / Nii
  - Wahgi
  - North Wahgi

East-Central
- Fore (two languages)
  - Fore
  - Gimi
- Gahaku Benabena languages (four languages)
  - Dano
  - Benabena
  - Alekano
  - Tokano
- Gender (single language)
- Kamano Yagaria languages (five languages)
  - Inoke-yate
  - Kamano
  - Kanite
  - Keyagana
  - Yagaria
- Siane (two languages)
  - Siane
  - Yaweyuha

east
- Gadsup Auyana Awa languages (seven languages)
- Kambaira (single language)
- Owenia (single language)
- Tairora languages (four languages)
  - Binumaries
  - South Tairora
  - North Tairora
  - Waffa

Kalam branch
- Gants
- Kalam Kobon (two languages)
  - Kalam
  - Kobon
- Tai

Kenati (single language)

West-Central
- Angal-Kewa languages
  - Angal
  - Angal Heneng
  - Angal Enen
  - West Kewa
  - East Kewa
  - Erave
  - Samberigi
- Enga languages (six languages)
  - Bisorio
  - Enga
  - Ipili
  - Kyaka
  - Lembena
  - Nete
- Huli (single language)

Wiru (single language)

supporting documents

www.papuaweb.org (PDF; 1.07 MB)
www.ethnologue.com