The Teberan languages are a well-established small family of Papuan languages comprising just two members, Dadibi and Folopa, spoken in and around Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. Stephen Wurm grouped Teberan with the separate Pawaia language as a branch of the Trans-New Guinea phylum in 1975, but later scholars have found the evidence for that broader connection insufficient, leaving the family's wider affiliation unresolved even as its own two-language membership is considered secure.
Facts
RegionSouthern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea, and adjoining provinces 1 Proto-Language StatusPartially reconstructed: Timothy Usher publishes a Proto-Dadibi-Folopa reconstruction via the New Guinea World project; the higher-level placement of the family within Trans-New Guinea is disputed (Pawley and Hammarstrom 2018 leave it unclassified) 1 Sources
1. Wikipedia: Teberan Languages
WikipediaWikipedia: Teberan languages, opening paragraph
There are two Teberan languages, Dadibi and Folopa (Podopa). They are spoken in Southern Highlands Province and in adjoining provinces.
Wikipedia: Teberan languages, External links section
Timothy Usher, New Guinea World, Proto-Dadibi-Folopa
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