The Southeast Papuan or Papuan Peninsula ("Bird's Tail") languages are a group of half a dozen small
families
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Ideall ...
of
Papuan languages in the "
Bird's Tail
The Papuan Peninsula, also known as the Bird's Tail Peninsula, is a large peninsula in Papua New Guinea, southeast of the city of Lae, that makes up the southeastern portion of the island of New Guinea. The peninsula is the easternmost extent of t ...
" (southeastern peninsula) of New Guinea that are part of the
Trans–New Guinea (TNG) phylum.
Languages
The languages are as follows:
New Guinea World, Papuan Peninsula
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* Dagan ( Meneao Range)
*Owen Stanley Range
Owen Stanley Range is the south-eastern part of the central mountain-chain in Papua New Guinea. Its highest point is Mount Victoria at , while its most prominent peak is Mount Suckling.
History
Owen Stanley Range was seen in 1849 by Captain Owe ...
** Koiarian (Koiari – Managalas Plateau)
** Kwalean (Humene–Uare)
** Manubaran (Mount Brown)
**Mailu–Yareban
*** Yareban ( Musa River)
***'' Bauwaki''
*** Mailuan ( Cloudy Bay)
They have in common ''ya'' for 'you' (plural) instead of proto-TNG ''*gi''.
Pronouns
Usher (2020) reconstructs the pronouns as:[New Guinea World, Owen Stanley Range]
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Lexical comparison
The lexical data below is from the Trans-New Guinea database
References
{{Languages of Papua New Guinea
Trans–New Guinea languages