Huon Gulf subgroup of Western Oceanic
E619337
The Huon Gulf subgroup of Western Oceanic is a branch of Oceanic Austronesian languages spoken around the Huon Gulf region of Papua New Guinea, characterized by shared phonological and grammatical innovations distinguishing it from neighboring language groups.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Huon Gulf subgroup of Western Oceanic canonical | 1 |
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch of Oceanic languages
ⓘ
language subgroup ⓘ |
| basisOfGrouping | shared innovations rather than shared retentions ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
shared grammatical innovations
ⓘ
shared phonological innovations ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | well-established subgroup within Western Oceanic ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | neighboring language groups in Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProperty | distinct from neighboring Papuan (non-Austronesian) languages ⓘ |
| hasSpeakersIn |
adjacent inland areas of Huon Gulf region
ⓘ
coastal areas around Huon Gulf ⓘ |
| isA | cluster of closely related Oceanic languages ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Austronesian
|
| linguisticArea | Papuan Tip–Huon Gulf region interface NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInArea | Huon Gulf region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Austronesian languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oceanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Oceanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | northeastern Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| subfamily | Oceanic ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Western Oceanic linkage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typology |
grammatically innovative within Western Oceanic
ⓘ
phonologically innovative within Western Oceanic ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.