Kursav language

Kursav
Kursav
Kulsab, Faita
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Madang Province
Native speakers	10 (2015)
Language family	Trans–New Guinea Madang Southern Adelbert Sogeram East Kursav; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	faj
Glottolog	fait1240
ELP	Kursav
	Kursav is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger .

Last updated January 02, 2026

Kursav (also known as Faita or Kulsab) is a divergent and nearly extinct Madang language of the Adelbert Range of Papua New Guinea. It was once placed in the now-defunct Brahman branch of Madang. Daniels (2017) identifies Gants as its closest relative.^[2]

References

↑ Kursav at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
↑ Daniels, Don. 2017. Gants is a Sogeram Language. Language and Linguistics in Melanesia 35: 82-93.

Sources

Daniels, Don. 2015. A Reconstruction of Proto-Sogeram: Phonology, Lexicon, and Morphosyntax. Doctoral dissertation, University of California at Santa Barbara.

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[e25-1] Kursav at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)

[2] Daniels, Don. 2017. Gants is a Sogeram Language. Language and Linguistics in Melanesia 35: 82-93.

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