The Sepik languages of New Guinea
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
language family
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gptkbp:class |
one of the world's largest language families by number of languages
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gptkbp:distinctFrom |
Sepik–Ramu languages
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gptkbp:glottologCode |
sepi1250
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Sepik languages of New Guinea
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gptkbp:ISO639-3 |
none
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gptkbp:language |
over 50
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gptkbp:languageFamily |
gptkb:Papuan_languages
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gptkbp:mainLanguage |
gptkb:Abelam
gptkb:Iatmül Bisis |
gptkbp:neighboringLanguageFamilies |
gptkb:Torricelli_languages
gptkb:Ramu_languages Trans-New Guinea languages |
gptkbp:notablePerson |
gptkb:William_A._Foley
gptkb:Malcolm_Ross |
gptkbp:region |
gptkb:Sepik_River_basin
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gptkbp:spokenIn |
gptkb:New_Guinea
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gptkbp:subfamily |
gptkb:Middle_Sepik
gptkb:Tama gptkb:Yellow_River gptkb:Ram gptkb:Saniyo-Hiyewe |
gptkbp:typologicalFeatures |
SOV word order
complex verb morphology noun classification systems |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Donald_Laycock
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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