The East Papuan languages are a defunct proposal for a family of Papuan languages spoken on the islands to the east of New Guinea, including New Britain, New Ireland, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, and the Santa Cruz Islands. There is no evidence that these languages are related to each other, and the Santa Cruz languages are no longer recognized as Papuan.
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RegionIslands east of New Guinea: New Britain, New Ireland, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands 1 In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Australia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Europe, found in there.
Sources
1. East Papuan languages, Wikipedia
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The East Papuan languages are a defunct proposal for a family of Papuan languages spoken on the islands to the east of New Guinea, including New Britain, New Ireland, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, and the Santa Cruz Islands.
Wikidata: East Papuan languages
Wikidata Q33175, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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