Madang

The Madang, or Madang-Adelbert Range, languages are a language family of Papua New Guinea classified as a branch of Trans-New Guinea by Stephen Wurm and, following him, Malcolm Ross. William Foley agrees it is highly likely that Madang belongs to Trans-New Guinea, even though the pronoun evidence usually used for that classification has been replaced within Madang itself. Linguist Timothy Usher finds Madang closest to the Upper Yuat River languages and other families to its west, without yet settling whether that larger grouping itself belongs to Trans-New Guinea. The family takes its name from Madang Province and the Adelbert Range.