The Sepik languages of New Guinea
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:language_family
|
| gptkbp:class |
one of the world's largest language families by number of languages
|
| gptkbp:distinctFrom |
Sepik–Ramu languages
|
| gptkbp:glottologCode |
sepi1250
|
| gptkbp:ISO639-3 |
none
|
| gptkbp:language |
over 50
|
| gptkbp:languageFamily |
gptkb:Papuan_languages
|
| 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
|
| gptkbp:spokenIn |
gptkb:New_Guinea
|
| 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
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
|
| http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Sepik languages of New Guinea
|