South-central Papuan Languages

CLASSIFICATION

The three South-Central Papuan families are only distantly related.

;South-Central Papuan

--- Tonda branch: Blafe (Tonda), Rema , Guntai , Kunja , Arammba , Wára , Ngkâlmpw Kanum , Bädi Kanum , Sota Kanum , Smärky Kanum

PRONOUNS

The pronouns Ross reconstructs for the three families are,

;Proto-Morehead-Upper Maro

;Proto-Pahoturi

;Proto-Bulaka River

SEE ALSO

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.

	CATEGORIES ABOUT SOUTH-CENTRAL PAPUAN LANGUAGES

	papuan languages

	proposed language families

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