The Angan, or Kratke Range, languages are a family of about seven languages spoken by the Angu people of the Kratke Range in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. First identified as a family by J. Lloyd and A. Healey in 1968, they were classified by Stephen Wurm in 1975 as a branch of the Trans-New Guinea languages, placed within an Eastern Highlands-Kratke Range grouping in Malcolm Ross's later classification. The family's validity as a coherent group is considered clearly established, unlike many more tentative proposed Papuan groupings.
Facts
RegionThe Kratke Range of Eastern Highlands Province and adjoining areas of Gulf Province and Morobe Province 1 Proto-Language StatusClearly valid as a family, first identified by J. Lloyd and A. Healey in 1968. Its higher-level placement is contested: Wurm (1975) classified it under Trans-New Guinea, but Glottolog treats Angan as a separate or unclassified family. 1 Connections
Descends From
Angan is a branch of the Trans-New Guinea family spoken in the eastern highlands and Morobe provinces of Papua New Guinea.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Angan Languages
Wikimedia FoundationWikipedia Angan languages, lead paragraph, sentence 3
The languages are spoken in the Kratke Range of Eastern Highlands Province and adjoining areas of Gulf Province and Morobe Province.
Wikipedia Angan languages, lead paragraph, sentence 2
The Angan languages are clearly valid as a family.
Wikipedia Angan languages, lead paragraph, final sentence (Glottolog dispute)
Glottolog treats Angan as a separate or unclassified family, ignoring further evidence.
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