Madang languages
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For the Madang dialect of Borneo, see Kenyah language.
The Madang or Madang–Adelbert Range languages are a language family of Papua New Guinea. They were classified as a branch of Trans–New Guinea by Stephen Wurm, followed by Malcolm Ross. William A. Foley concurs that it is "highly likely" that the Madang languages are part of TNG, although the pronouns, the usual basis for classification in TNG, have been "replaced" in Madang. Timothy Usher finds that Madang is closest to the Upper Yuat River languages and other families to its west, but does not for now address whether this larger group forms part of the TNG family.[1]
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Madang | |
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Madang–Adelbert Range | |
Geographic distribution | Papua New Guinea |
Linguistic classification | Northeast New Guinea and/or Trans–New Guinea
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Glottolog | mada1298 |
Map: The Madang languages of New Guinea
The Madang languages
Trans–New Guinea languages
Other Papuan languages
Austronesian languages
Uninhabited |
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The family is named after Madang Province and the Adelbert Range.