West Pauwasi languages

West Pauwasi
West Pauwasi River
Geographic distribution	Western New Guinea
Linguistic classification	Pauwasi West Pauwasi
Subdivisions	Tebi–Towei Namla–Tofanma Usku
Glottolog	None

The West Pauwasi languages are a likely family of Papuan languages spoken on the Indonesian side of New Guinea. They may either form part of a larger Pauwasi language family along with the Eastern Pauwasi languages, or it they could form an independent language family (or more than one family).^[1]

Languages

The languages are,^[2]

• Tebi–Towe
  • Tebi (Dubu)
  • Towei
• Namla–Tofanma
  • Namla
  • Tofanma
• Usku (Afra)

The three branches differ substantially from each other.

References

1. Foley, William A. (2018). "The Languages of the Sepik-Ramu Basin and Environs". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 197–432. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
2. New Guinea World

External links

• Pauwasi languages database at TransNewGuinea.org