Kursav (also known as Faita or Kulsab) is a divergent and nearly extinct

Madang language 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" ...

of the

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. It was once placed in the now-defunct

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branch of Madang. Daniels (2017) identifies Gants as its closest relative.Daniels, Don. 2017. Gants is a Sogeram Language. ''Language and Linguistics in Melanesia'' 35: 82-93.

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*Daniels, Don. 2015. ''A Reconstruction of Proto-Sogeram: Phonology, Lexicon, and Morphosyntax''. Doctoral dissertation, University of California at Santa Barbara. Sogeram languages Languages of Madang Province Endangered Papuan languages Severely endangered languages {{Madang-lang-stub