Mindjim languages

Mindjim
Mindjim River
Geographic
distribution
Mindjim River, Papua New Guinea
Linguistic classificationMadang
  • Central Madang
    • Mindjim
Glottologmind1258

The Mindjim languages are a small family of closely related languages spoken in the Mindjim River area of Papua New Guinea. They were linked with the Rai Coast languages in 1951 by Arthur Capell in his Madang family, but separated out again by Timothy Usher.[1]

Languages

The languages are,

  • Anjam (Bom)
  • Bongu
  • Male
  • Sam (Songum)

References

  1. ^ New Guinea World, Mindjim River
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Madang languages
Northern Adelbert
(Croisilles)
Manep–Barem
  • Manep
  • Barem
Kumil–Tibor
Numugen
Kaukombar
other
Southern Adelbert
Tomul (Josephstaal)
Sogeram (Wanang)
Kalam
Mabuso
Kokan
Gum
Hanseman
other
Mindjim
Rai Coast
(South Madang)
Awung
Brahman
Evapia
Peka
Nuru
Kabenau
other
Yaganon(unclear)