The Mairasi languages, also known as Etna Bay, are a small independent family of Papuan languages in the classifications of Malcolm Ross and Timothy Usher, previously included in Stephen Wurm's broader Trans-New Guinea proposal. They are named after Etna Bay, in the southeastern corner of Indonesia's West Papua province.
Facts
RegionEtna Bay, Kaimana Regency, West Papua province, Indonesia. 1 Proto-Language StatusMairasi is classified as one of the world's primary language families, not shown to belong to Trans-New Guinea or any other higher grouping; its pronouns do not link it to other families, and only a single, contested lexical connection to the Sumeri language has been proposed by Voorhoeve (1975). 1 In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Asia, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Mairasi languages
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
They are named after Etna Bay, located in the southeastern corner of West Papua province, in Indonesia.
Classification section
Mairasi cannot be linked to other families by its pronouns.
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