Trans–New Guinea languages
Trans–New Guinea (TNG) is an extensive family of Papuan languages spoken on the island of New Guinea and neighboring islands, a region corresponding to the country Papua New Guinea as well as parts of Indonesia.
| Trans–New Guinea | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | New Guinea, East Timor, East Nusa Tenggara (Alor, Pantar) |
| Linguistic classification | One of the world's primary language families |
| Proto-language | Proto-Trans–New Guinea |
| Subdivisions |
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| ISO 639-5 | ngf |
| Glottolog | None nucl1709 (Nuclear Trans–New Guinea, partial overlap) |
The extent of various proposals for Trans–New Guinea.
Families accepted by Usher
Other families proposed by Ross (2005)
Other Papuan languages
Austronesian languages
Uninhabited | |
Trans–New Guinea is perhaps the third-largest language family in the world by number of languages. The core of the family is considered to be established, but its boundaries and overall membership are uncertain. The languages are spoken by around 3 million people. There have been several main proposals as to its internal classification.
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