The Brahman languages, Biyom and Tauya, form a subbranch of the Rai Coast branch of the

Madang languages The Madang or Madang–Adelbert Range languages are a language family of Papua New Guinea. They were classified as a branch of Trans–New Guinea by Stephen Wurm, followed by Malcolm Ross. William A. Foley concurs that it is "highly likely" t ...

of Papua New Guinea. The family is named after the cattle station and town of

Brahman In Hinduism, ''Brahman'' ( sa, ब्रह्मन्) connotes the highest universal principle, the ultimate reality in the universe.P. T. Raju (2006), ''Idealistic Thought of India'', Routledge, , page 426 and Conclusion chapter part X ...

, which lies between the territories of the two languages.

Genetic relations

John Z'graggen John Z'graggen (born Hans Anton Z'graggen on 24 June 1932 in Schattdorf, Canton of Uri, Switzerland; died 20 May 2013 in Menzingen, Switzerland) was a Swiss Roman Catholic priest, missionary, linguist, and anthropologist known for his extensive wo ...

(1971, 1975) classified four languages as Brahman, Biyom, Faita, Isabi, Tauya.Brahman
, in the 15th edition of ''Ethnologue'' Ross (2005) broke up Brahman, placing Faita among the

Sogeram languages The Sogeram languages are a family of languages in the Madang stock of New Guinea. They are named after the Sogeram River.Usher, Timothy. 2020Sogeram River ''New Guinea World''. In earlier classifications, such as that of Wurm, most of the Soger ...

(another sub-branch of Madang) and Isabi among the unrelated

Goroka languages Goroka is the capital of the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. It is a town of approximately 19,000 people (2000), above sea level. It has an airport (in the centre of town) and is on the "Highlands Highway", about 285 km from L ...

– a position followed by Usher (2018).

References

Rai Coast languages Languages of Papua New Guinea {{Madang-lang-stub