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Hatam–Mansim is a small language family of New Guinea, consisting of two languages:

• Hatam
• Mansim (Borai)

Hatam–Mansim
Hatam–Moi Brai
Geographic distribution	Eastern Bird's Head, Indonesian Papua
Linguistic classification	West Papuan (extended) East Bird's Head Hatam–Mansim
Subdivisions	Hatam Mansim (Borai)
Glottolog	hata1242

Ross (2005) tentatively classified Hatam as a branch of the West Papuan family, based on similarities in pronouns (he did not consider Mansim), but Glottolog continues to list Hatam–Mansim as an independent family.[1] Following Reesink (2002), Glottolog lists Mansim as a language distinct from Hattam: "comparisons of old wordlists (e.g. von der Gabelentz & Meyer 1882) readily confirm this difference."[2]

See also

• Mantion–Meax languages

References

• Ross, Malcolm (2005). "Pronouns as a preliminary diagnostic for grouping Papuan languages". In Andrew Pawley; Robert Attenborough; Robin Hide; Jack Golson (eds.). Papuan pasts: cultural, linguistic and biological histories of Papuan-speaking peoples. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. pp. 15–66. ISBN 0858835622. OCLC 67292782.

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