South Huon Gulf languages

South Huon Gulf
South Huon Gulf
Geographic; distribution	Huon Gulf, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
Linguistic classification	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Western Oceanic North New Guinea Huon Gulf South Huon Gulf; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
Glottolog	sout2878

Last updated January 02, 2026

The South Huon Gulf languages are a linkage of the Huon Gulf languages of Papua New Guinea.^[1]

Components

Iwal (Kaiwa)
Hote, Yamap
Buang linkage: Mapos Buang, Mangga Buang, Piu, Kapin, Vehes, Mumeng (Dambi–Kumalu, Gorakor–Patep–Zenag)

The varieties of the Mumeng dialect chain are partially mutually intelligible.

References

↑ Lynch, John; Malcolm Ross; Terry Crowley (2002). The Oceanic languages. Richmond, Surrey: Curzon. ISBN 978-0-7007-1128-4. OCLC 48929366.

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[1] Lynch, John; Malcolm Ross; Terry Crowley (2002). The Oceanic languages. Richmond, Surrey: Curzon. ISBN 978-0-7007-1128-4. OCLC 48929366.

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South Huon Gulf
Geographic distribution	Huon Gulf, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
Linguistic classification	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Western Oceanic North New Guinea Huon Gulf South Huon Gulf
Language codes
Glottolog	`sout2878`