Hote–Buang Languages
The South Huon Gulf languages are a linkage of the Huon Gulf languages of Papua New Guinea. Components * Iwal (Kaiwa) * Hote, Yamap *Buang linkage: Mapos Buang, Mangga Buang, Piu, Kapin, Vehes, Mumeng ( Dambi– Kumalu, Gorakor– Patep– Zenag) The varieties of the Mumeng dialect chain A dialect continuum or dialect chain is a series of language varieties spoken across some geographical area such that neighboring varieties are mutually intelligible, but the differences accumulate over distance so that widely separated varie ... are partially mutually intelligible. References Huon Gulf languages Languages of Morobe Province {{PapuaNewGuinea-stub ...
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Huon Gulf
Huon Gulf is a large gulf in eastern Papua New Guinea. It is bordered by Huon Peninsula in the north. Both are named after French explorer Jean-Michel Huon de Kermadec. Huon Gulf is a part of the Solomon Sea. Its northern boundary is marked by Cape Cretin, southern by Cape Longerue. The coast, which quickly increases in elevation from the beach, is bordered by the Rawlinson Range to the north and the Kuper Range to the west, which rises to about . Lae, capital of the Morobe Province, is located on the northern coast of the gulf. Markham Bay forms the north-western corner of Huon Gulf, where the Markham River The Markham River is a river in eastern Papua New Guinea. It originates in the Finisterre Range and flows for to empty into the Huon Gulf at Lae. The river was named in 1873 by Captain John Moresby, R.N., in honour of Sir Clements Markham, then ... ends. Bodies of water of Papua New Guinea Gulfs of the Pacific Ocean Morobe Province {{MorobeProvince-geo-stub ...
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