Inanwatan–Duriankere languages
Language family of western New Guinea
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Inanwatan–Duriankere or Inanwatan is a pair of South Bird's Head languages spoken in New Guinea:
Geographic
distributionBird's Head Peninsula, Indonesian Papua
distributionBird's Head Peninsula, Indonesian Papua
Linguistic classification? Trans–New Guinea
- ? Berau Gulf
- ? South Bird's Head
- Inanwatan–Duriankere
- ? South Bird's Head
Subdivisions
| Inanwatan–Duriankere | |
|---|---|
| West South Bird's Head | |
| Geographic distribution | Bird's Head Peninsula, Indonesian Papua |
| Linguistic classification | ? Trans–New Guinea
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| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | inan1242 |
Noting low cognacy rates, Holton and Klamer (2018) tentatively consider Inanwatan–Duriankere, as well as Konda–Yahadian and the Nuclear South Bird's Head family to each be independent language families until further evidence can be demonstrated.[1]