Anim Languages

	Anim Languages The Anim or Fly River languages are a language family in south-central New Guinea established by Usher & Suter (2015).Timothy Usher and Edgar Suter (2015) "The Anim Languages of Southern New Guinea". ''Oceanic Linguistics'' 54:110–142 The names of the family derive from the Fly River The Fly River is the third longest river in the island of New Guinea, after the Sepik River and Mamberamo River, with a total length of and the largest by volume of discharge in Oceania, the largest in the world without a single dam in its catc ... and from the Proto-Anim word anim 'people'. Languages The 17 Anim languages belong to the following four subfamilies: Inland Gulf * Tirio (Lower Fly River) * Boazi (Lake Murray) * Marind (Marind–Yaqai) The moribund Abom language, previously considered a member of the Tirio family, is of uncertain classification, possibly Trans–New Guinea, but does not appear to be Anim. The extinct Karami language, attested only in a short word list and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Fly River The Fly River is the third longest river in the island of New Guinea, after the Sepik River and Mamberamo River, with a total length of and the largest by volume of discharge in Oceania, the largest in the world without a single dam in its catchment, and overall the 20th-largest primary river in the world by discharge volume. It is located in the southwest of Papua New Guinea and Papua Province of Indonesia. It rises in the Victor Emanuel Range arm of the Star Mountains, and crosses the south-western lowlands before flowing into the Gulf of Papua in a large delta. The Fly-Strickland River system has a total length of making it the longest river system of an island in the world, including Strickland River is the longest and largest tributary of Fly River, making it the farthest distance source of the Fly River. Description The Fly flows mostly through the Western Province of Papua New Guinea and for a small stretch, it forms the international boundary with western New Guine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lake Murray (Papua New Guinea) Lake Murray is the largest lake in Papua New Guinea. It is located in Lake Murray Rural LLG, Middle Fly District, Western Province at , which covers approximately 647 km² and in the wet season increases to five times the size. It has a highly convoluted shoreline more than 2000 km long. The lake has been a source of nourishment for many of the local peoples. Freshwater sawfish have been caught in its shallow waters to feed the crocodiles in a farming operation. Indigenous tribes of around 5000 people own the lake and the surrounding one million hectares of forest. Lake Murray is known for a large population of peacock bass that were introduced by Indian merchants. File:Lake Murray PNG NASA.jpg, From space (false color) Illegal logging In 2003, logging company Concord Pacific was forced out of the area by Greenpeace and other NGO's. 100,000 hectares of ancient forest was degraded by the logging along the Kiunga-Aiambak road. Greenpeace Global Forest Rescue Station ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ipiko Language Ipiko (Epai, Higa, Ipikoi) is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea, the most divergent of the Inland Gulf languages. Despite being spoken by only a few hundred people, language use is vigorous. It is spoken in Ipiko () and Pahemuba () villages, with Ipiko village being located in Amipoke ward, Baimuru Rural LLG, Kikori District, Gulf Province A gulf is a large inlet from the ocean into the landmass, typically with a narrower opening than a bay, but that is not observable in all geographic areas so named. The term gulf was traditionally used for large highly-indented navigable bodie .... Bibliography ;Word lists Chance, Sydney H. 1926. Vocabulary of Ipikoi. ''British New Guinea Annual Report'' 1925–1926: 91–91. Petterson, Robert. 1999. ''Rumu – English – Hiri-Motu Dictionary''. Palmerston North, New Zealand: International Pacific College. Z’graggen, John A. 1975. Comparative wordlists of the Gulf District and adjacent Areas. In: Richard Loving (ed.), ''Comparat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Baramu Language Baramu is a Papuan language of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. Baramu is spoken in Baramura (), Tapila (), Tirio, and Tirio 2 villages of Gogodala Rural LLG Gogodala Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. The Gogodala-Suki languages, Dibiyaso, and Turumsa are mostly spoken within this LLG. Wards 01. Ali 02. Makapa ( Turumsa language and Dibiyaso langu .... References Languages of Western Province (Papua New Guinea) Tirio languages {{PapuaNewGuinea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Were Language Were (''Weredai''), or Kiunum, is a Papuan language spoken in Dewara village (), Gogodala Rural LLG, Western Province, Papua New Guinea Western Province is a coastal province in southwestern Papua New Guinea, bordering the Indonesian province of Papua. The provincial capital is Daru. The largest town in the province is Tabubil. Other major settlements are Kiunga, Ningerum, Olso .... References Languages of Western Province (Papua New Guinea) Tirio languages {{TNG-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lewada-Dewara Language Spurious languages are languages that have been reported as existing in reputable works, while other research has reported that the language in question did not exist. Some spurious languages have been proven to not exist. Others have very little evidence supporting their existence, and have been dismissed in later scholarship. Others still are of uncertain existence due to limited research. Below is a sampling of languages that have been claimed to exist in reputable sources but have subsequently been disproved or challenged. In some cases a purported language is tracked down and turns out to be another, known language. This is common when language varieties are named after places or ethnicities. Some alleged languages turn out to be hoaxes, such as the Kukurá language of Brazil or the Taensa language of Louisiana. Others are honest errors that persist in the literature despite being corrected by the original authors; an example of this is ', the name given in 1892 to two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Aturu Language Tirio ( Makayam akaeyamand Aturu dulu, Atura is Papuan language of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. The Giribam 'dialect' may be a distinct language. Makayam is spoken in Aduru (), Lewada (), Suame (), and Sumogi Island villages of Gogodala Rural LLG. The Giribam dialect is spoken in Janor village () of Oriomo-Bituri Rural LLG Oriomo-Bituri Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. Eastern Trans-Fly languages (also known as Oriomo Plateau languages) are spoken in the LLG. Wards 01. Dorogori 02. Wuroi 03. Wonie ( Wipi languag .... Pronouns Pronouns are: : ''No-, o-, zo-, i-'' may reflect proto-Trans–New Guinea na, ga, ja, i. References Languages of Western Province (Papua New Guinea) Tirio languages {{PapuaNewGuinea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Gogodala Rural LLG Gogodala Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. The Gogodala-Suki languages, Dibiyaso, and Turumsa are mostly spoken within this LLG. Wards 01. Ali 02. Makapa ( Turumsa language and Dibiyaso language speakers) 03. Isago 04. Pikiwa (Dibiyaso language speakers) 05. Wasapea (Kamula language speakers) 06. Pisi 07. Semabo 08. Awaba 09. Dadi 10. Aketa 11. Kawito Station 12. Kotale 13. Kewa 14. Tai 15. Dogona 16. Adiba 17. Yau 18. Ike 19. Kini 20. Waligi 21. Kimama 22. Bamutsa (Dibiyaso language speakers) 23. Uladu 24. Ugu 25. Kenewa 26. Waya 27. Kubu 28. Duaba 29. Konedobu 30. Pagona 31. Dede 32. Sialoa 33. Kawiyapo 34. Uric 35. Aduru ( Makayam language speakers) 36. Baramula (Baramu language speakers) 37. Tapila ( Abom language and Baramu language speakers) 38. Lewada ( Abom language and Makayam language speakers) 39. Dewara ( Abom language and Were language Were (''Weredai''), or Kiunum, is a Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Adulu Language Tirio ( Makayam akaeyamand Aturu dulu, Atura is Papuan language of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. The Giribam 'dialect' may be a distinct language. Makayam is spoken in Aduru (), Lewada (), Suame (), and Sumogi Island villages of Gogodala Rural LLG. The Giribam dialect is spoken in Janor village () of Oriomo-Bituri Rural LLG Oriomo-Bituri Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. Eastern Trans-Fly languages (also known as Oriomo Plateau languages) are spoken in the LLG. Wards 01. Dorogori 02. Wuroi 03. Wonie ( Wipi languag .... Pronouns Pronouns are: : ''No-, o-, zo-, i-'' may reflect proto-Trans–New Guinea na, ga, ja, i. References Languages of Western Province (Papua New Guinea) Tirio languages {{PapuaNewGuinea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Bituri Language Bitur (Bituri, Paswam, Mutum) is Papuan language of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. Bitur is spoken in Bisuaka (), Kasimap (), Petom (), Tewara (), and Upiara () villages of Oriomo-Bituri Rural LLG Oriomo-Bituri Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. Eastern Trans-Fly languages (also known as Oriomo Plateau languages) are spoken in the LLG. Wards 01. Dorogori 02. Wuroi 03. Wonie ( Wipi languag .... References Further reading External links * ELAR collectionDocumentation and description of Bitur and preliminary investigation of the moribund Abom languagedeposited by Phillip Rogers Languages of Western Province (Papua New Guinea) Tirio languages {{TNG-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Paswam Language Bitur (Bituri, Paswam, Mutum) is Papuan language of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. Bitur is spoken in Bisuaka (), Kasimap (), Petom (), Tewara (), and Upiara () villages of Oriomo-Bituri Rural LLG Oriomo-Bituri Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. Eastern Trans-Fly languages (also known as Oriomo Plateau languages) are spoken in the LLG. Wards 01. Dorogori 02. Wuroi 03. Wonie ( Wipi languag .... References Further reading External links * ELAR collectionDocumentation and description of Bitur and preliminary investigation of the moribund Abom languagedeposited by Phillip Rogers Languages of Western Province (Papua New Guinea) Tirio languages {{TNG-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mutum Language Bitur (Bituri, Paswam, Mutum) is Papuan language of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. Bitur is spoken in Bisuaka (), Kasimap (), Petom (), Tewara (), and Upiara () villages of Oriomo-Bituri Rural LLG Oriomo-Bituri Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. Eastern Trans-Fly languages (also known as Oriomo Plateau languages) are spoken in the LLG. Wards 01. Dorogori 02. Wuroi 03. Wonie ( Wipi languag .... References Further reading External links * ELAR collectionDocumentation and description of Bitur and preliminary investigation of the moribund Abom languagedeposited by Phillip Rogers Languages of Western Province (Papua New Guinea) Tirio languages {{TNG-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

	Anim Languages The Anim or Fly River languages are a language family in south-central New Guinea established by Usher & Suter (2015).Timothy Usher and Edgar Suter (2015) "The Anim Languages of Southern New Guinea". ''Oceanic Linguistics'' 54:110–142 The names of the family derive from the Fly River The Fly River is the third longest river in the island of New Guinea, after the Sepik River and Mamberamo River, with a total length of and the largest by volume of discharge in Oceania, the largest in the world without a single dam in its catc ... and from the Proto-Anim word anim 'people'. Languages The 17 Anim languages belong to the following four subfamilies: Inland Gulf * Tirio (Lower Fly River) * Boazi (Lake Murray) * Marind (Marind–Yaqai) The moribund Abom language, previously considered a member of the Tirio family, is of uncertain classification, possibly Trans–New Guinea, but does not appear to be Anim. The extinct Karami language, attested only in a short word list and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Fly River The Fly River is the third longest river in the island of New Guinea, after the Sepik River and Mamberamo River, with a total length of and the largest by volume of discharge in Oceania, the largest in the world without a single dam in its catchment, and overall the 20th-largest primary river in the world by discharge volume. It is located in the southwest of Papua New Guinea and Papua Province of Indonesia. It rises in the Victor Emanuel Range arm of the Star Mountains, and crosses the south-western lowlands before flowing into the Gulf of Papua in a large delta. The Fly-Strickland River system has a total length of making it the longest river system of an island in the world, including Strickland River is the longest and largest tributary of Fly River, making it the farthest distance source of the Fly River. Description The Fly flows mostly through the Western Province of Papua New Guinea and for a small stretch, it forms the international boundary with western New Guine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lake Murray (Papua New Guinea) Lake Murray is the largest lake in Papua New Guinea. It is located in Lake Murray Rural LLG, Middle Fly District, Western Province at , which covers approximately 647 km² and in the wet season increases to five times the size. It has a highly convoluted shoreline more than 2000 km long. The lake has been a source of nourishment for many of the local peoples. Freshwater sawfish have been caught in its shallow waters to feed the crocodiles in a farming operation. Indigenous tribes of around 5000 people own the lake and the surrounding one million hectares of forest. Lake Murray is known for a large population of peacock bass that were introduced by Indian merchants. File:Lake Murray PNG NASA.jpg, From space (false color) Illegal logging In 2003, logging company Concord Pacific was forced out of the area by Greenpeace and other NGO's. 100,000 hectares of ancient forest was degraded by the logging along the Kiunga-Aiambak road. Greenpeace Global Forest Rescue Station ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ipiko Language Ipiko (Epai, Higa, Ipikoi) is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea, the most divergent of the Inland Gulf languages. Despite being spoken by only a few hundred people, language use is vigorous. It is spoken in Ipiko () and Pahemuba () villages, with Ipiko village being located in Amipoke ward, Baimuru Rural LLG, Kikori District, Gulf Province A gulf is a large inlet from the ocean into the landmass, typically with a narrower opening than a bay, but that is not observable in all geographic areas so named. The term gulf was traditionally used for large highly-indented navigable bodie .... Bibliography ;Word lists Chance, Sydney H. 1926. Vocabulary of Ipikoi. ''British New Guinea Annual Report'' 1925–1926: 91–91. Petterson, Robert. 1999. ''Rumu – English – Hiri-Motu Dictionary''. Palmerston North, New Zealand: International Pacific College. Z’graggen, John A. 1975. Comparative wordlists of the Gulf District and adjacent Areas. In: Richard Loving (ed.), ''Comparat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Baramu Language Baramu is a Papuan language of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. Baramu is spoken in Baramura (), Tapila (), Tirio, and Tirio 2 villages of Gogodala Rural LLG Gogodala Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. The Gogodala-Suki languages, Dibiyaso, and Turumsa are mostly spoken within this LLG. Wards 01. Ali 02. Makapa ( Turumsa language and Dibiyaso langu .... References Languages of Western Province (Papua New Guinea) Tirio languages {{PapuaNewGuinea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Were Language Were (''Weredai''), or Kiunum, is a Papuan language spoken in Dewara village (), Gogodala Rural LLG, Western Province, Papua New Guinea Western Province is a coastal province in southwestern Papua New Guinea, bordering the Indonesian province of Papua. The provincial capital is Daru. The largest town in the province is Tabubil. Other major settlements are Kiunga, Ningerum, Olso .... References Languages of Western Province (Papua New Guinea) Tirio languages {{TNG-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lewada-Dewara Language Spurious languages are languages that have been reported as existing in reputable works, while other research has reported that the language in question did not exist. Some spurious languages have been proven to not exist. Others have very little evidence supporting their existence, and have been dismissed in later scholarship. Others still are of uncertain existence due to limited research. Below is a sampling of languages that have been claimed to exist in reputable sources but have subsequently been disproved or challenged. In some cases a purported language is tracked down and turns out to be another, known language. This is common when language varieties are named after places or ethnicities. Some alleged languages turn out to be hoaxes, such as the Kukurá language of Brazil or the Taensa language of Louisiana. Others are honest errors that persist in the literature despite being corrected by the original authors; an example of this is ', the name given in 1892 to two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Aturu Language Tirio ( Makayam akaeyamand Aturu dulu, Atura is Papuan language of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. The Giribam 'dialect' may be a distinct language. Makayam is spoken in Aduru (), Lewada (), Suame (), and Sumogi Island villages of Gogodala Rural LLG. The Giribam dialect is spoken in Janor village () of Oriomo-Bituri Rural LLG Oriomo-Bituri Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. Eastern Trans-Fly languages (also known as Oriomo Plateau languages) are spoken in the LLG. Wards 01. Dorogori 02. Wuroi 03. Wonie ( Wipi languag .... Pronouns Pronouns are: : ''No-, o-, zo-, i-'' may reflect proto-Trans–New Guinea na, ga, ja, i. References Languages of Western Province (Papua New Guinea) Tirio languages {{PapuaNewGuinea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Gogodala Rural LLG Gogodala Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. The Gogodala-Suki languages, Dibiyaso, and Turumsa are mostly spoken within this LLG. Wards 01. Ali 02. Makapa ( Turumsa language and Dibiyaso language speakers) 03. Isago 04. Pikiwa (Dibiyaso language speakers) 05. Wasapea (Kamula language speakers) 06. Pisi 07. Semabo 08. Awaba 09. Dadi 10. Aketa 11. Kawito Station 12. Kotale 13. Kewa 14. Tai 15. Dogona 16. Adiba 17. Yau 18. Ike 19. Kini 20. Waligi 21. Kimama 22. Bamutsa (Dibiyaso language speakers) 23. Uladu 24. Ugu 25. Kenewa 26. Waya 27. Kubu 28. Duaba 29. Konedobu 30. Pagona 31. Dede 32. Sialoa 33. Kawiyapo 34. Uric 35. Aduru ( Makayam language speakers) 36. Baramula (Baramu language speakers) 37. Tapila ( Abom language and Baramu language speakers) 38. Lewada ( Abom language and Makayam language speakers) 39. Dewara ( Abom language and Were language Were (''Weredai''), or Kiunum, is a Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Adulu Language Tirio ( Makayam akaeyamand Aturu dulu, Atura is Papuan language of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. The Giribam 'dialect' may be a distinct language. Makayam is spoken in Aduru (), Lewada (), Suame (), and Sumogi Island villages of Gogodala Rural LLG. The Giribam dialect is spoken in Janor village () of Oriomo-Bituri Rural LLG Oriomo-Bituri Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. Eastern Trans-Fly languages (also known as Oriomo Plateau languages) are spoken in the LLG. Wards 01. Dorogori 02. Wuroi 03. Wonie ( Wipi languag .... Pronouns Pronouns are: : ''No-, o-, zo-, i-'' may reflect proto-Trans–New Guinea na, ga, ja, i. References Languages of Western Province (Papua New Guinea) Tirio languages {{PapuaNewGuinea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Bituri Language Bitur (Bituri, Paswam, Mutum) is Papuan language of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. Bitur is spoken in Bisuaka (), Kasimap (), Petom (), Tewara (), and Upiara () villages of Oriomo-Bituri Rural LLG Oriomo-Bituri Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. Eastern Trans-Fly languages (also known as Oriomo Plateau languages) are spoken in the LLG. Wards 01. Dorogori 02. Wuroi 03. Wonie ( Wipi languag .... References Further reading External links * ELAR collectionDocumentation and description of Bitur and preliminary investigation of the moribund Abom languagedeposited by Phillip Rogers Languages of Western Province (Papua New Guinea) Tirio languages {{TNG-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Paswam Language Bitur (Bituri, Paswam, Mutum) is Papuan language of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. Bitur is spoken in Bisuaka (), Kasimap (), Petom (), Tewara (), and Upiara () villages of Oriomo-Bituri Rural LLG Oriomo-Bituri Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. Eastern Trans-Fly languages (also known as Oriomo Plateau languages) are spoken in the LLG. Wards 01. Dorogori 02. Wuroi 03. Wonie ( Wipi languag .... References Further reading External links * ELAR collectionDocumentation and description of Bitur and preliminary investigation of the moribund Abom languagedeposited by Phillip Rogers Languages of Western Province (Papua New Guinea) Tirio languages {{TNG-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mutum Language Bitur (Bituri, Paswam, Mutum) is Papuan language of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. Bitur is spoken in Bisuaka (), Kasimap (), Petom (), Tewara (), and Upiara () villages of Oriomo-Bituri Rural LLG Oriomo-Bituri Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. Eastern Trans-Fly languages (also known as Oriomo Plateau languages) are spoken in the LLG. Wards 01. Dorogori 02. Wuroi 03. Wonie ( Wipi languag .... References Further reading External links * ELAR collectionDocumentation and description of Bitur and preliminary investigation of the moribund Abom languagedeposited by Phillip Rogers Languages of Western Province (Papua New Guinea) Tirio languages {{TNG-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]