Binanderean languages
E602083
The Binanderean languages are a subgroup of Papuan languages spoken primarily in southeastern Papua New Guinea, known for their close genetic relationship and shared grammatical features.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pantar languages | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Papuan language subgroup
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language family ⓘ |
| arealGrouping |
Orokaiva–Binandere area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Papuan Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areSubjectOf |
historical-comparative studies in Papuan linguistics
ⓘ
reconstruction of Proto-Binanderean ⓘ studies on Trans–New Guinea subgrouping ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
NERFINISHED
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Oro Province, Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Binandere family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Binanderean family ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
Papuan (non-Austronesian) typology
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close genetic relationship among member languages ⓘ shared grammatical features ⓘ |
| hasDocumentationStatus | varied documentation across member languages ⓘ |
| hasEndangermentStatus | several member languages are endangered ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
case marking on nouns (in several member languages)
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complex pronominal systems ⓘ inclusive–exclusive distinction in first person plural (in several member languages) ⓘ noun class or gender-like distinctions (in some member languages) ⓘ prefixes and suffixes marking person and number on verbs ⓘ rich verbal morphology ⓘ use of postpositions (in several member languages) ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticClassification | Trans–New Guinea languages (proposed) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Aeka language
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Baruga language NERFINISHED ⓘ Binandere language NERFINISHED ⓘ Dogoro language NERFINISHED ⓘ Korafe language NERFINISHED ⓘ Notu language NERFINISHED ⓘ Orokaiva dialect cluster ⓘ Orokaiva language NERFINISHED ⓘ Suena language NERFINISHED ⓘ Yega language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMorphologyType | agglutinative morphology ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length in some languages
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relatively small consonant inventories ⓘ simple vowel systems ⓘ tone generally absent ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | typically SOV or flexible word order ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
indigenous communities of Morobe Province
ⓘ
indigenous communities of Oro Province ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenInRegion | southeastern Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Papuan languages ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pantar languages