The Goilalan, or Wharton Range, languages are a small family spoken around the Wharton Range in the Bird's Tail region of Central Province, Papua New Guinea, comprising five languages: Fuyug, Tauade, Biangai, Kunimaipa and Weri. Stephen Wurm classified the family as a branch of Trans-New Guinea in 1975, a placement Malcolm Ross retained only tentatively in his 2005 classification and Timothy Usher removed entirely in 2020, leaving the family's wider affiliation unsettled.
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RegionWharton Range, in the "Bird's Tail" of New Guinea 1 Connections
Descends From
Goilalan is a branch of the Trans-New Guinea family spoken in the mountains north of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Goilalan Languages
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The Goilalan or Wharton Range languages are a language family spoken around the Wharton Range in the "Bird's Tail" of New Guinea.
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