Bahinemo languages

Bahinemo
Central Sepik Hill
Geographic distribution	Sepik River basin, Papua New Guinea
Linguistic classification	Sepik Sepik Hill Bahinemo
Glottolog	`cent2234`

The Bahinemo languages are a small family of closely related languages of northern Papua New Guinea. The languages are:

Bitara (Berinomo), Bahinemo (Gahom), Nigilu, Wagu
Mari, Bisis, Kapriman (Sare) – Watakataui, Sumariup.

They are classified among the Sepik Hill languages of the Sepik family.

References

Ross, Malcolm (2005). "Pronouns as a preliminary diagnostic for grouping Papuan languages". In Andrew Pawley; Robert Attenborough; Robin Hide; Jack Golson (eds.). Papuan pasts: cultural, linguistic and biological histories of Papuan-speaking peoples. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. pp. 15–66. ISBN 0858835622. OCLC 67292782.

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Sepik languages

Wogamusin	Chenapian Wogamusin
Iwam	May River Iwam Sepik Iwam
Amal–Kalou	Amal Kalou
Other	Abau

Nukuma	Kwanga Kwoma Seim
Ndu	Abelam Boiken Burui Gaikundi Iatmul Keak Koiwat Kwasengen Manambu Ngala Sengo Sos Kundi Yelogu
Yellow River	Ak Awun Namia
Other	Yerakai

Sanio	Bikaru Hewa Niksek Piame Sanio
Bahinemo	Bisis Bitara Bahinemo Kapriman Mari Nigilu Sumariup Wagu Watakataui
Alamblak	Alamblak Kaningra
Papi	Papi Suarmin

Others

Ram	Awtuw Karawa Pouye
Tama	Ayi Mehek Pahi Pasi Yessan-Mayo
Others	Biksi-Yetfa?

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