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Yuat

New Guinea and Pacific Language Families

The Yuat languages are an independent family of five Papuan languages spoken along the Yuat River in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, comprising Changriwa, Mekmek, Kyenele, Biwat and Bun. Linguist Malcolm Ross classified Yuat as an independent family, though Stephen Wurm had earlier included it within his broader Sepik-Ramu proposal.

Facts
Region
Along the Yuat River in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, mostly in Yuat Rural LLG. 1
Proto-Language Status
Proto-Yuat has been partly reconstructed: Ross (2005) reconstructs a set of proto-Yuat pronouns, though Changriwa and Mekmek are attested only by short word lists, leaving their placement tentative. 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Yuat languages
Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    Yuat languages are spoken mostly in Yuat Rural LLG of East Sepik Province.
  • Pronouns section
    The pronouns Ross (2005) reconstructs for proto-Yuat are:
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