Gum languages
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The Gum languages are a small group of closely related languages in New Guinea. Malcolm Ross
in his 2005 classification of TNG
left them in the Mabuso
family, but this was abandoned in Ethnologue 16, which placed them directly under Croisilles.
The languages are Amele
, Bau, Gumalu, Isebe, Panim, Sihan.
Malcolm Ross
Malcolm David Ross is a linguist and professor at the Australian National University. He has published work on Austronesian and Papuan languages, historical linguistics, and language contact.-External links:**...
in his 2005 classification of TNG
TNG
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left them in the Mabuso
Mabuso languages
The Mabuso languages are a small family of closely related languages in New Guinea. They were linked with the Rai Coast languages in 1951 by Arthur Capell in his Madang family, which Wurm included in his Trans–New Guinea phylum...
family, but this was abandoned in Ethnologue 16, which placed them directly under Croisilles.
The languages are Amele
Amele language
Amele is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea. Dialects are Huar, Jagahala, Haija....
, Bau, Gumalu, Isebe, Panim, Sihan.