Papuan linguistic area

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The Papuan linguistic area is a geographically defined region of New Guinea and surrounding islands characterized by a high diversity of non-Austronesian (Papuan) languages that share many structural features due to long-term contact rather than common ancestry.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Papuan linguistic area canonical 2
New Guinea linguistic area 1
North New Guinea linguistic area 1

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mendi languages → arealFeature → Papuan linguistic area ⓘ
Fataluku language → hasResearchField → Papuan linguistics ⓘ
linked to: Papuan linguistic area
contact with Papuan languages → relatedTo → New Guinea linguistic area ⓘ
linked to: Papuan linguistic area
Takia language → hasLinguisticArea → North New Guinea linguistic area ⓘ
linked to: Papuan linguistic area
Seimat language → isPartOf → Papua New Guinea linguistic area ⓘ
linked to: Papuan linguistic area
Abui people → culturalArea → Papuan cultural sphere ⓘ
linked to: Papuan linguistic area
Pura language → isPartOf → Papuan linguistic area ⓘ
Kiraman → hasPhylumAssignment → Papuan (broad areal grouping) ⓘ
linked to: Papuan linguistic area
Asaro languages → linguisticArea → Papuan Highlands linguistic area ⓘ
linked to: Papuan linguistic area
Enga language → linguisticArea → Papuan languages area ⓘ
linked to: Papuan linguistic area