Numugen languages
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The Numugen languages are a small family
of closely related languages in the Madang
branch of the Trans–New Guinea languages (TNG) phylum of New Guinea.
The languages are Bilakura, Parawen, Ukuriguma, Usan (Wanuma), Yaben, and Yarawata.
Language family
A language family is a group of languages related through descent from a common ancestor, called the proto-language of that family. The term 'family' comes from the tree model of language origination in historical linguistics, which makes use of a metaphor comparing languages to people in a...
of closely related languages in the Madang
Madang languages
The Madang or Madang–Adelbert Range languages are the largest family of Trans–New Guinea languages in the classification of Malcolm Ross. William Foley concurs that it is "highly likely" that the Madang languages are part of TNG. The family is named after Madang Province and the Adelbert...
branch of the Trans–New Guinea languages (TNG) phylum of New Guinea.
The languages are Bilakura, Parawen, Ukuriguma, Usan (Wanuma), Yaben, and Yarawata.