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Wapei-Palei languages

New Guinea and Pacific Language Families

The Wapei-Palei languages are spoken in the mountainous regions of eastern Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea. The Wapei languages and the Palei languages together constitute a branch of the Torricelli language family, a classification credited to Donald Laycock's 1975 study as cited in William Foley's 2018 work.

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1. Glottolog: Wapei-Palei (languoid record)
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  • Languoid record: child_language_count
    "child_language_count": 22
  • Languoid record: level and category
    "level": "family", "bookkeeping": false, "category": "Family"
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