The Trans-Fly languages are a small family of Papuan languages proposed by linguist Timothy Usher, spoken in the region of the Fly River in Papua New Guinea and on the Torres Strait Islands of Australia. The family comprises two branches, grouping the Eastern Trans-Fly, Pahoturi and Tabo languages.
Facts
RegionThe region of the Fly River in Papua New Guinea. 1 Proto-Language StatusNo proto-language reconstruction has been published; the family is a grouping proposed by Timothy Usher rather than one supported by a formal reconstruction. 1 Sources
1. Wikipedia: Trans-Fly languages
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a small family of Papuan languages proposed by Timothy Usher
Introduction, first sentence
The Trans-Fly languages are a small family of Papuan languages proposed by Timothy Usher, that are spoken in the region of the Fly River.
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