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Numugen languages

The Numugen (Numagen) languages are a small family of closely related languages in the Madang branch of the Trans-New Guinea languages (TNG) phylum of New Guinea, spoken in the region of the Numagen River.

The languages are:

Usan (Wanuma), Karian (Bilakura), Yaben, Yarawata, Parawen, Ukuriguma

01Proto-language

For a list of Proto-Numugen reconstructions, see Pick (2020).

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