The West Pauwasi languages are a likely family of Papuan languages spoken on the Indonesian side of New Guinea. They may either form part of a larger Pauwasi language family along with the Eastern Pauwasi languages, or it they could form an independent language family (or more than one family).[1]
West Pauwasi | |
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West Pauwasi River | |
Geographic distribution | Western New Guinea |
Linguistic classification | Pauwasi |
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Glottolog | None |
The languages are,[2]
The three branches differ substantially from each other.
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Africa |
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Eurasia (Europe and Asia) |
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New Guinea and the Pacific |
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Australia |
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North America |
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Mesoamerica |
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South America |
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Sign languages |
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