The Nuclear South Bird's Head, Core South Bird's Head or East South Bird's Head languages form a small language family of western New Guinea. They either form part of a wider
South Bird's Head language family, or may be an independent language family if not related to the
Inanwatan and
Konda–Yahadian languages.
Languages
There are six languages:
* East South Bird's Head
**
Kais (Kampong Baru)
** Iwaro–Kaburi
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Kaburi
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Puragi (Iwaro)
** Kokoda–Arandai
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Kokoda (Tarof, Kasuweri)
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Arandai
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Kemberano (Weriagar, Barau)
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Dombano (Tomu)
Proto-language
Some lexical reconstructions by Usher (2020) are:
[Timothy Usher, New Guinea World]
Proto–East South Bird's Head
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References
External links
* Timothy Usher, New Guinea World
Proto–East South Bird's Head
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Nuclear
Languages of Western New Guinea