Bahinemo languages
The Bahinemo languages are a small family of closely related languages of northern Papua New Guinea. The languages are:
- Bitara (Berinomo), Bahinemo (Gahom), Nigilu, Wagu
- Mari, Bisis, Kapriman (Sare) – Watakataui, Sumariup.
| Bahinemo | |
|---|---|
| Central Sepik Hill | |
| Geographic distribution | Sepik River basin, Papua New Guinea |
| Linguistic classification | Sepik
|
| Glottolog | cent2234 |
They are classified among the Sepik Hill languages of the Sepik family.
References
- Ross, Malcolm (2005). "Pronouns as a preliminary diagnostic for grouping Papuan languages". In Andrew Pawley; Robert Attenborough; Robin Hide; Jack Golson (eds.). Papuan pasts: cultural, linguistic and biological histories of Papuan-speaking peoples. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. pp. 15–66. ISBN 0858835622. OCLC 67292782.
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