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lsr Root  2= AUSTRALASIA geosector  26= SEPIK-VALLEY geozone
id name
26= SEPIK-VALLEY geozone
list descendants
position
03.07
nodeType
innernode
also
Sepik + Ramu; Sepik Valley
keyWords
Papuan
pdf
OL-SITE 1999-2000 MASTER ONE Sectors 2-Zones 25-29.pdf
lsrType
zone
grouping
geo
scale
100.000 – 1.000.000
lsrCountry
Papua New Guinea; also Indonesia (Irian Jaya frontier)
notes
covers the "Sepik Valley" reference area, coterminous with the "Sepik + Ramu" hypothesis (less the "Sepik + Ramu Marginal" sets, see 27-A to 27-F), within the wider reference area of the "Papuan" hypotheses; comprising 22 sets of languages (= 96 outer languages) spoken by communities in Australasia, centered on the Sepik and Lower Ramu valleys in New Guinea: 26-A BIKSI 26-B ABAU + IWAM 26-C NAMIA + AWUN 26-D BOUYE + KAMNUM 26-E KALOU + MAYO 26-F KWANGA + KWOMA 26-G YERAKAI 26-H AMBULAS + IATMUL 26-I SANIO + HEWA 26-J BISIS + KAPRIMAN 26-K ALAMBLAK + KANINGRA 26-L MARAMBA 26-M MEKMEK + BIWAT 26-N MONGOL + LANGAM 26-O ALFENDIO + MEAKAMBUT 26-P BOTIN + ABU 26-Q BANARO 26-R BOREI + BOSNGUN 26-S KIRE + MIKAREW 26-T IGOM + MIDSIVINDI 26-U RAO 26-V ANOR + AIOME
statistics
22 sets • 56 chains • 74 nets • 97 outerLanguages • 141 innerLanguages • 141 leaves • 390 descendants • 73  with iso639Links • 69  with ethnologueLinks • 112  with glottologLinks
geoentityID geoentityName
oc•pac•ME•PG Papua New Guinea | as•se•ID Indonesia
22 subdivisions
1* 26-A Biksi
2* 26-B Abau + Iwam
3* 26-C Namia + Awun
4* 26-D Bouye + Kamnum
5* 26-E Kalou + Mayo
6* 26-F Kwanga + Kwoma
7* 26-G Yerakai
8* 26-H Ambulas + Iatmul
9* 26-I Sanio + Hewa
10* 26-J Bisis + Kapriman
11* 26-K Alamblak + Kaningra
12* 26-L Maramba
13* 26-M Mekmek + Biwat
14* 26-N Mongol + Langam
15* 26-O Alfendio + Meakambut
16* 26-P Botin + Abu
17* 26-Q Banaro
18* 26-R Borei + Bosngun
19* 26-S Kire + Mikarew
20* 26-T Igom + Midsivindi
21* 26-U Rao
22* 26-V Anor + Aiome

Requested by 18.97.9.172 at 2025-11-14 19:19:59 Europe/Berlin.

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