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Trans-Fly

New Guinea and Pacific Language Families

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
Region
The region of the Fly River in Papua New Guinea. 1
Proto-Language Status
No 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
Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    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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