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Tonda Languages
The Tonda languages form a branch of the Yam languages, Yam language family of southern New Guinea. There are over 10 languages. Tonda languages share some areal features are shared with the Kolopom languages. Languages The Tonda languages are: ;Tonda / West Morehead River *Arammba language, Arammba *Central Morehead River: Anta language, Anta, Komnzo language, Kómnzo, Wára language, Wára, Wérè language, Wérè, Kémä language, Kémä, Kánchá language, Kánchá *Warta Thuntai language, Warta Thuntai *Bensbach River **Upper Bensbach River ***Mblafe language, Mblafe–Ránmo language, Ránmo ***Ngarna–Rema ****Nggarna language, Nggarna (Sota) ****Rema language, Rema **Kanum ***Ngkolmpu: Ngkolmpu language, Ngkâlmpw/Ngkontar, Bedi Ngkolmpu language, Bädi ***South Kanum: Smerki language, Bârkâli-Smärki, Tamer language, Tämer Notes (see Evans 2018: 681): *Each terminal bullet point lists a different dialect chain. *Ránmo language, Ránmo is lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is separated from Mainland Australia, Australia by the wide Torres Strait, though both landmasses lie on the same continental shelf, and were united during episodes of low sea level in the Pleistocene glaciations as the combined landmass of Sahul. Numerous smaller islands are located to the west and east. The island's name was given by Spanish explorer Yñigo Ortiz de Retez during his maritime expedition of 1545 due to the perceived resemblance of the indigenous peoples of the island to those in the Guinea (region), African region of Guinea. The eastern half of the island is the major land mass of the nation of Papua New Guinea. The western half, known as Western New Guinea, forms a part of Indonesia and is organized as the provinces of Pap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
