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Angan Languages
The Angan or Kratke Range languages are a language family, family of the Trans–New Guinea languages in the classification of Malcolm Ross (linguist), Malcolm Ross. The Angan languages are clearly valid as a family. They were first identified as such by J. Lloyd and A. Healey in 1968; Wurm (1975) classified them as Trans–New Guinea. Glottolog treats Angan as a separate or unclassified family, ignoring further evidence. The languages are spoken in the Kratke Range of Eastern Highlands Province and adjoining areas of Gulf Province and Morobe Province. Languages Ross (2005) classifies the languages as follows: *Angan ** Angaatiha language, Angaatiha ** Angan proper (Nuclear Angan) *** Angan branch A: **** Hamtai language, Hamtai (Kapau) **** Kamasa language, Kamasa **** Kawatsa language, Kawatsa **** Menya language, Menya **** Yagwoia language, Yagwoia *** Angan branch B: **** Akoye language, Akoye (Lohiki) **** Yipma language, Yipma (Baruya) **** Safeyoka language, Safeyoka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kratke Range
Kratke Range () is a mountain range in Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea. Several rivers, including Aziana, Yaiga, Lamari and Ramu originate from the mountain. History In November 1889, Hugo Zöller became the first European to enter the Kratke Range from the former German colony Kaiser-Wilhelmsland in German New Guinea during an expedition to the Finisterre Range. He then called it ''Krätkegebirge'', after the governor of German colony, (1845-1934). Kratke Range was only explored after the German colonial era at the beginning of the 1920s. Geography Kratke Range runs south of the Finisterre mountains on the other side of the river Markham and joins the Bismarck Range to the east. One of the peaks is called Zöllerberg after Hugo Zöller. The highest peak is Mount Tabletop with 3.686 m height. The mountain is volcanic in nature and is overgrown by tropical mountain rainforest. Above 3,000 m, alpine grasslands predominate. Various endemic bird species live in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |