The Koiarian languages, also called Koiari, are a small family of Trans-New Guinea languages spoken in the Bird's Tail region of New Guinea. They are classified within the Southeast Papuan branch of the Trans-New Guinea family.
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Proto-Language StatusNo named Proto-Koiarian reconstruction found in the sources checked; Koiarian is classified as a small family within the Southeast Papuan branch of Trans-New Guinea, but no separately labeled proto-language is identified for the family as a whole. 2 No named Proto-Koiarian reconstruction found in the sources checked; Koiarian is classified as a small family within the Southeast Papuan branch of Trans-New Guinea, but no separately labeled proto-language is identified for the family as a whole. Browse and compare
Classification Confidence RegionBird's Tail (southeastern peninsula) region of Papua New Guinea. 2 Compare
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1. Glottolog: Koiarian (languoid record)
GlottologLanguoid record: child_language_count
"child_language_count": 8
Languoid record: level and category
"level": "family", "bookkeeping": false, "category": "Family"
View the Source 2. Wikipedia: Koiarian Languages
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The Koiarian languages Koiari are a small family of Trans-New Guinea languages spoken in the "Bird's Tail" (southeastern peninsula) of New Guinea.
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They are classified within the Southeast Papuan branch of Trans-New Guinea.
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