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Eastern Trans-Fly includes Meriam, the only Papuan language found within the national borders of Australia .


CLASSIFICATION

Eastern Trans-Fly is obviously valid as a family.



PRONOUNS


The pronouns Ross reconstructs for proto-Eastern Trans-Fly are,

  • ka~ki,
    --ma~mi,
    --tapa~tapi.'' This is similar to the ablaut reconstructed for TNG ''(---na~ni, ---ga~gi).'' Although the pronouns themselves are dissimilar, ablaut is not likely to be borrowed.



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REFERENCE

  • Malcom Ross (2005). "Pronouns as a preliminary diagnostic for grouping Papuan languages." In: Andrew Pawley, Robert Attenborough, Robin Hide and Jack Golson, eds, ''Papuan pasts: cultural, linguistic and biological histories of Papuan-speaking peoples,'' 15-66. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.