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East Geelvink Bay

New Guinea and Pacific Language Families

The East Geelvink Bay, or East Cenderawasih, languages are a family of about a dozen Papuan languages spoken along the eastern coast of Geelvink Bay, also called Sarera Bay or Cenderawasih Bay, in Indonesian Papua. Its members include Turunggare, Barapasi, Bauzi, Demisa, Nisa-Anasi, Burate, Kofei, Sauri, Tefaro and Woria.

Facts
Region
Eastern coast of Geelvink Bay (Sarera Bay / Cenderawasih Bay), Indonesian Papua 1
Proto-Language Status
Partially reconstructed: Malcolm Ross (2005) reconstructed pronoun forms for Proto-East Geelvink Bay from comparative evidence. 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia: East Geelvink Bay Languages
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  • Lead section
    The East Geelvink Bay or East Cenderawasih languages are a language family of a dozen Papuan languages along the eastern coast of Geelvink Bay in Indonesian Papua, which is also known as Sarera Bay or Cenderawasih.
  • Pronouns section
    The pronouns Ross reconstructs for Proto-East Geelvink Bay are,
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