Central West New Guinea languages

Central West New Guinea

Geographic
distribution| central New Guinea
Linguistic classification| Trans–New Guinea

* Central West New Guinea

Subdivisions|

* Awyu–Ok
* Momuna–Mek

Glottolog| None

Map: The Central West New Guinea languages

The CWNG families

Other Trans–New Guinea families

Other Papuan languages

Austronesian languages

Uninhabited

The Central West New Guinea languages are a group of Trans–New Guinea families in central New Guinea established by Timothy Usher, though with precedents in earlier studies.

## Languages

The languages are as follows:[1]

* Awyu–Ok
* Digul River (Greater Awyu)
* Awin–Pa–Kamula
* Ok
* Momuna–Mek (Somahai–Mek)
* Mek
* Momina–Momuna (Somahai)

Voorhoeve (1975) noted a connection between Somahai and the Ok and Dumut languages, but did not consider Mek. (See Central and South New Guinea languages.)

The Oksapmin language is sometimes classified as the nearest relative of Ok. However, it's unclear whether the similarities are due to relationship or to contact between Oksapmin and Mountain Ok.

## References

1. ↑ https://sites.google.com/site/newguineaworld/families/trans-new-guinea/central-west-new-guinea

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