The Namla-Tofanma languages are a small family of New Guinea consisting of Namla and Tofanma. Linguist Timothy Usher classifies them as a branch of the West Pauwasi languages, while William Foley classifies them instead as an independent language family.
Facts
Disputed
Proto-Language StatusNo proto-language reconstruction has been published. Classification is contested between a West Pauwasi branch placement (Usher 2020) and status as an independent family (Foley 2018). 1 RegionNew Guinea (Pauwasi language area) 1 In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Namla-Tofanma Languages
Wikimedia FoundationLead paragraph
are a small family of languages of New Guinea, consisting of Namla and Tofanma.
Classification, lead paragraph
Usher (2020) classifies them as a branch of the West Pauwasi languages. Foley (2018) classifies them as an independent language family.
View the Source Wikidata: Namla-Tofanma
Wikidata Q16918187, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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