Mendi languages

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The Mendi languages are a small group of closely related Papuan languages spoken primarily in the Southern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Papuan languages
language family
areal Papuan Highlands NERFINISHED
arealFeature Papuan linguistic area NERFINISHED
category Languages of Papua New Guinea
Papuan languages
Trans–New Guinea languages NERFINISHED
closelyRelatedTo Angal languages NERFINISHED
Imbongu language
continent Oceania
country Papua New Guinea
ethnicity Mendi people NERFINISHED
familyColor Papuan
glottologClassification Trans–New Guinea family NERFINISHED
hasMember East Mendi language
North Mendi language NERFINISHED
South Mendi language NERFINISHED
West Mendi language
languageBranch Mendi NERFINISHED
macroArea Papunesia
primaryLocation Southern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED
region New Guinea Highlands NERFINISHED
spokenIn Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED
Southern Highlands Province NERFINISHED
status minority languages
subclassOf Trans–New Guinea languages NERFINISHED
typology SOV word order
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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Trans–New Guinea languages hasSubgroup Mendi languages