Keram_River_languages

Keram languages

Keram languages

Ramu family languages of New Guinea

The Keram languages of New Guinea are part of the Ramu family. They are the Mongol–Langam languages and a pair of languages sometimes thought to belong to the Grass family. (See Grass languages for the history of classification.)

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Foley (2018) classifies most of them in the Grass branch of the Ramu family,[1] while Usher classifies them as coordinate with the Ramu family, leaving a reduced number of languages in the Grass branch.[2]

They are named for the Keram River.

Languages

Pronouns

Usher (2020) reconstructs the pronouns of East Keram and West Keram as follows:[3]

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    Foley, William A. (2018). "The Languages of the Sepik-Ramu Basin and Environs". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 197–432. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
  2. [2]
    West Keram River – NewGuineaWorld
  3. [3]
    East Keram River, West Keram River
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