Keram languages
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.)
| Keram | |
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| Keram River | |
| Geographic distribution | Keram River watershed, Papua New Guinea |
| Linguistic classification | Ramu–Keram
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| Glottolog | None |
Foley (2018) classifies most of them in the Grass branch of the Ramu family, while Usher classifies them as coordinate with the Ramu family, leaving a reduced number of languages in the Grass branch.
They are named for the Keram River.
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