The West Pauwasi languages are a likely
family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
of
Papuan languages
The Papuan languages are the non- Austronesian and non-Australian languages spoken on the western Pacific island of New Guinea in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, as well as neighbouring islands, by around 4 million people. It is a strictly geogra ...
spoken on the Indonesian side of
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea).
It is a simplified version of ...
. They may either form part of a larger
Pauwasi language family along with the
Eastern Pauwasi languages
The East Pauwasi languages are a family of Papuan languages spoken in north-central New Guinea, on both sides of the Indonesia-Papua New Guinea border. They may either form part of a larger Pauwasi language family along with the Western Pauwasi ...
, or it they could form an independent language family (or more than one family).
Languages
The languages are,
New Guinea World
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* Tebi–Towe
** Tebi (Dubu)
** Towei
* Namla–Tofanma
** Namla
** Tofanma
* Usku (Afra)
The three branches differ substantially from each other.
References
External links
Pauwasi languages database at TransNewGuinea.org
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Pauwasi languages