Namla language
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Namla is a recently discovered and poorly documented Papuan language
of Indonesia. It may be related to Tofanma
, a neighboring language which like Namla remains unclassified.
Papuan languages
The Papuan languages are those languages of the western Pacific which are neither Austronesian nor Australian. The term does not presuppose a genetic relationship. The concept of Papuan peoples as distinct from Melanesians was first suggested and named by Sidney Herbert Ray in 1892.-The...
of Indonesia. It may be related to Tofanma
Tofanma language
Tofanma or Tofamna is a poorly documented Papuan language of Indonesia. Wurm placed it as an independent branch of Trans–New Guinea, but Ross could not find enough evidence to classify it. It may be related to Namla, a neighboring unclassified language....
, a neighboring language which like Namla remains unclassified.