Ngero–Vitiaz languages
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The Ngero–Vitiaz languages are a subgroup of Papuan languages spoken primarily along the northern coast of New Guinea and nearby islands, known for their shared structural features and geographic clustering.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Papuan language group
ⓘ
language family ⓘ |
| arealFeature | coastal and island communities ⓘ |
| arealType | North New Guinea linkage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApproximateSize | dozens of individual languages ⓘ |
| hasGeographicDistribution |
Madang Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Morobe Province NERFINISHED ⓘ West New Britain Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
geographic clustering
ⓘ
shared structural features ⓘ |
| hasMemberLanguage |
Bargam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bel NERFINISHED ⓘ Bilibil NERFINISHED ⓘ Bongu NERFINISHED ⓘ Bukawa NERFINISHED ⓘ Gedaged NERFINISHED ⓘ Gitua NERFINISHED ⓘ Karkar NERFINISHED ⓘ Karkar-Yuri NERFINISHED ⓘ Kela (Ngero–Vitiaz language) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kove NERFINISHED ⓘ Kumil NERFINISHED ⓘ Long Island language (Papua New Guinea) NERFINISHED ⓘ Maleu-Kilenge NERFINISHED ⓘ Manam NERFINISHED ⓘ Matukar NERFINISHED ⓘ Murik NERFINISHED ⓘ Numbami NERFINISHED ⓘ Siar-Lak NERFINISHED ⓘ Sio NERFINISHED ⓘ Takia NERFINISHED ⓘ Wogeo NERFINISHED ⓘ Yabem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResearchField |
Papuan linguistics
ⓘ
historical linguistics ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Astrolabe Bay languages
ⓘ
Bel languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Huon Gulf languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngero languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Sio–Bel languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Vitiaz languages ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Trans–New Guinea region (areal classification) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticClassificationStatus | Papuan (non-Austronesian) ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Papua New Guinea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vitiaz Strait region NERFINISHED ⓘ nearby offshore islands of northern New Guinea ⓘ northern coast of New Guinea ⓘ |
| subgroupOf |
North New Guinea languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Papuan languages ⓘ |
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