North Huon Gulf languages

Oceanic language group of Papua New Guinea

North Huon Gulf

Geographic
distribution| Huon Gulf, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
Linguistic classification| Austronesian

* Malayo-Polynesian
* Oceanic
* Western Oceanic
* North New Guinea
* Huon Gulf
* North Huon Gulf

Subdivisions|

* Bukawa
* Yabem
* Kela

Language codes
Glottolog| `nort2858`

The family of North Huon Gulf languages is a subgroup of the Huon Gulf languages of Papua New Guinea.

It consists of three languages, all of which are distinguished by severe truncation of many inherited roots and the compensatory development of suprasegmentals on vowels: phonemic tone in Yabem and Bukawa (Ross 1993) and nasalization in Kela (Johnson 1994).

## Languages

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* Yabem
* Bukawa
* Kela

## Footnotes

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## References

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* Eckermann, W. (2007). A descriptive grammar of the Bukawa language of the Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea. PL585. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
* Johnson, Morris (1994). Kela organised phonology data.
* Ross, Malcolm (1988). Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian languages of western Melanesia. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
* Ross, Malcolm (1993). "Tonogenesis in the North Huon Gulf chain." In Jerold A. Edmondson and Kenneth J. Gregerson, eds., Tonality in Austronesian languages, 133–153. Oceanic Linguistics Special Publication No. 24. Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i Press.

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North New Guinea languages

Sarmi–Jayapura|

* Anus
* Bonggo
* Kayupulau
* Liki
* Masimasi
* Ormu
* Podena
* Kaptiau
* Sobei
* Tarpia
* Tobati
* Wakde
* Yamna

Schouten|

| Siau|

* Arop-Sissano
* Sera
* Sissano
* Ulau-Suain
* Tumleo
* Yakamul

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Kairiru|

* Kaiep
* Kairiru
* Terebu

Manam|

* Biem
* Kis
* Manam
* Medebur
* Sepa
* Wogeo

Huon Gulf|

| North Huon Gulf|

* Bukawa
* Kela
* Yabem

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Markham|

* Aribwatsa
* Aribwaung
* Adzera
* Dangal
* Duwet
* Labu
* Maralango
* Mari
* Musom
* Nafi
* Silisili
* Wampar
* Wampur

South Huon Gulf|

* Hote
* Iwal
* Kapin
* Kumalu
* Mangga Buang
* Mapos Buang
* Mumeng
* Piu
* Vehes
* Yamap

Others|

* Numbami

Ngero–Vitiaz|

| Ngero|

* Bariai
* Gitua
* Kove
* Lusi
* Malalamai
* Mutu

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Bel|

* Awad Bing
* Bilibil
* Gedaged
* Marik
* Matukar
* Mindiri
* Takia
* Wab

Bibling|

* Lamogai
* Mouk-Aria

Pasismanua|

* Aigon
* Karore
* Kaulong
* Miu
* Sengseng

Arawe|

* Aiklep
* Akolet
* Apalik
* Avau
* Bebeli
* Gimi
* Lesing-Gelimi
* Mangseng
* Solong

Mengen|

* Lote
* Mamusi
* Mengen

Korap|

* Arop-Lukep
* Karnai
* Malasanga
* Mur Pano

Roinji–Nenaya|

* Mato
* Ronji

Others|

* Amara
* Maleu
* Mbula
* Sio
* Tami

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