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Koiarian languages

New Guinea and Pacific Language Families

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 Status
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. 1
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.
Region
Bird's Tail (southeastern peninsula) region of Papua New Guinea. 1
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1. Wikipedia: Koiarian Languages
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  • Lead section (region)
    The Koiarian languages, also called Koiari are a small family of Trans-New Guinea languages spoken in the "Bird's Tail" (southeastern peninsula) of New Guinea.
  • Lead section (classification)
    They are classified within the Southeast Papuan branch of Trans-New Guinea.
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