Konda-Yahadian is a pair of South Bird's Head languages of Western New Guinea, Konda and Yahadian. Noting low cognacy rates between them, linguists Gary Holton and Marian Klamer tentatively treat Konda-Yahadian, together with Inanwatan-Duriankere and the Nuclear South Bird's Head family, as independent families until further evidence can be demonstrated.
Facts
Disputed
Proto-Language StatusNo proto-language reconstruction has been published. Holton and Klamer (2018) tentatively treat Konda-Yahadian as an independent family pending further evidence, on the strength of low cognacy rates with neighboring South Bird's Head groups. 1 RegionWestern New Guinea, classified as a South Bird's Head language pairing 1 In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Indonesia, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Konda-Yahadian Languages
Wikimedia FoundationLead paragraph, sentence 1
is a pair of South Bird's Head languages spoken in Western New Guinea
Classification note, second sentence
the Nuclear South Bird's Head family to each be independent language families until further evidence can be demonstrated
View the Source Wikidata: Konda-Yahadian
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