Trans–New Guinea family

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Trans–New_Guinea_family

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:language_family
gptkbp:glottologCode	trans1276
gptkbp:ISO639-3	ngf
gptkbp:language	over 500
gptkbp:linguisticClassification	gptkb:Papuan_languages
gptkbp:mainLanguage	gptkb:Asmat gptkb:Enga gptkb:Kâte gptkb:Mek gptkb:Yali gptkb:Kuman gptkb:Kewa gptkb:Western_Dani gptkb:Wiru gptkb:Huli gptkb:Melpa gptkb:Fore gptkb:Kamano Kalam Baliem Valley languages
gptkbp:notableFor	high linguistic diversity one of the world's largest language families by number of languages spoken in rugged, mountainous terrain
gptkbp:numberOfSpeakers	over 3 million
gptkbp:proposedBy	gptkb:Stephen_Wurm 1975
gptkbp:region	gptkb:Oceania Melanesia
gptkbp:spokenIn	gptkb:East_Timor gptkb:Indonesia gptkb:New_Guinea gptkb:Papua_New_Guinea gptkb:West_Papua
gptkbp:status	proposed family
gptkbp:subfamily	gptkb:Baliem_Valley gptkb:Dani gptkb:Madang gptkb:Kâte gptkb:Mek gptkb:Yali gptkb:Kewa gptkb:Asmat–Kamoro gptkb:Baining gptkb:Chimbu–Wahgi gptkb:Engan gptkb:Finisterre–Huon gptkb:Kainantu–Goroka gptkb:Kiwaian gptkb:Wiru gptkb:Huli gptkb:Melpa gptkb:Fore Kalam Anim Ok Awyu–Ok Kamano–Yagaria
gptkbp:writingSystem	Latin script (for some languages)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:North_Papuan_Mainland_–_D'Entrecasteaux_languages
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Trans–New Guinea family