Kowan languages

Kowan
Isumrud Strait
Geographic
distribution
Isumrud Strait, Madang Province
Linguistic classificationNortheast New Guinea?
  • Madang
    • Croisilles
      • Isumrud
        • Kowan
Subdivisions
  • Waskia
  • Korak
Glottologkowa1247

The Kowan languages are a small family of languages spoken in the Adelbert Range area of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, and first identified by Malcolm Ross.

The languages are Waskia, with 20,000 speakers, and Korak, with 500.

Further reading

  • Ross, Malcolm. 2014. Proto-Korak-Waskia. TransNewGuinea.org.

References

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Madang languages
Northern Adelbert
(Croisilles)
Manep–Barem
  • Manep
  • Barem
Kumil–Tibor
Numugen
Kaukombar
other
Southern Adelbert
Tomul (Josephstaal)
Sogeram (Wanang)
Kalam
Mabuso
Kokan
Gum
Hanseman
other
Mindjim
Rai Coast
(South Madang)
Awung
Brahman
Evapia
Peka
Nuru
Kabenau
other
Yaganon(unclear)