Northwest Papuan languages

Many of the constituent branches of Northwest Papuan were first proposed to be related by H.K.J.Using only pronouns as a diagnostic, Malcolm Ross linked most of the western (Foja Range) branch of the family, which is now fairly secure.The current form of the proposal was worked out by Timothy Usher under the name "North(west) New Guinea"[1] (not to be confused with the proposed North New Guinea branch of the Austronesian language family).It is not yet certain, however, that the similarities in vocabulary between Foja Range and the other constituent families are due to inheritance rather than borrowing.The western branch, Foja Range, is equivalent to Ross's Tor–Kwerba family with the addition of Nimboran.
ISO 639 codePapua ProvinceIndonesiaSentaniBorder (Upper Tami)Foja Range (Tor–Kwerba–Nimboran)ISO 639-3Glottologlanguage familyPapuan languagesMalcolm RossNorth New GuineaAustronesianFoja RangeNimboranKwerbicOrya–TorTor–KwerbaSøren WichmannKapauriBorderElsengWayback MachinePapuan language familiesTrans-New GuineaOk-OksapminAsmat-KamoroPaniai LakesWest BomberaiSomahaiGreater AwyuKayagaricKolopomMaroriPapua New GuineaGogodala-SukiTurama-KikoriKiwaianAwin-PaMadangFinisterre-HuonKainantu-GorokaChimbu-WahgiEnga-Kewa-HuliBosaviEast StricklandKutubuDuna-BogayaPapuan PeninsulaGreater BinandereanMailuanKoiarianGoilalanYarebanKwaleanManubaranNusantaraTimor-Alor-PantarNorth HalmaheraTamboraBird's Head PeninsulaSouth Bird's HeadNuclear South Bird's HeadInanwatan–DuriankereKonda–YahadianEast Bird's HeadNuclear East Bird's HeadHatam–MansimWest Bird's HeadMaybratTanah MerahWestern New GuineaTor-KwerbaLakes PlainEast Cenderawasih BayPauwasiMairasiLepki-MurkimSenagiTofanma-NamlaAbinomnBurmesoKembraMassepBayono-AwbonoUhunduniTorricelliLower Sepik-RamuLower SepikKwomtariLeonhard SchultzeUpper YuatArafundiLeft MayAmto-MusanMarienbergArapeshMaimaiMonumboMiddle SepikNukumaYellow RiverYerakaiUpper SepikWogamusSepik HillLower RamuOttilienMisegianMiddle RamuTamolanAtaitanGulf of PapuaNew GuineaPahoturi RiverElemanOriomoTeberanDoso-TurumsaKomolomYelmek-MaklewDibiyasoKaki AeKamulaKaramiPawaiaPoromePurariBismarck ArchipelagoSolomon IslandsBainingNorth BougainvilleSouth BougainvilleCentral SolomonsButam-TaulilMakolkolRossel IslandYélî DnyeWest PapuanSouth PauwasiEast PapuanSoutheast PapuanPapuan GulfBinanderean–GoilalanArai–SamaiaAsmat–MombumTrans-Fly–Bulaka RiverTrans-FlyDani–KwerbaEast Bird's Head – SentaniKwomtari–FasLeft May – KwomtariTor–Kwerba–NimboranWest Trans–New GuineaWest Papuan HighlandsCentral and South New GuineaCentral West New GuineaEast New Guinea HighlandsYele – West New BritainSepik–RamuIndo-PacificProto-languageProto-Trans–New GuineaPrimary language familiesAfricaAfroasiaticKhoe–KwadiNiger–CongoNilo-SaharanSonghayUbangianBangimeSandaweEuropeAustroasiaticChukotko-KamchatkanDravidianEskaleutGreat AndamaneseHmong–MienHurro-UrartianIndo-EuropeanJaponicKartvelianKoreanicKra–DaiMongolicNortheast CaucasianNorthwest CaucasianSino-TibetanTungusicTurkicTyrsenianUralicYeniseianYukaghirDigaroHrusishKho-BwaMijiicPuroikSiangicBasqueBurushaskiElamiteHatticKenaboiKusundaMinoanNihaliRutulianShompenSumerianthe PacificBulaka RiverChimbu–WahgiDemta–SentaniDoso–TurumsaEast Geelvink BayEast New BritainKaure–KosareKutubuanLower MamberamoSenu RiverTrans–New GuineaTurama–KikorianAustraliaArnhem/Macro-GunwinyguanBunubanDarwin RegionEastern DalyEastern TasmanianGarawanIwaidjanJarrakanMarrku–WurruguMirndiNorthern TasmanianNortheastern TasmanianNyulnyulanPama–NyunganSouthern DalyTangkicWagaydyicWestern DalyWestern TasmanianWorrorranYangmanicWagimanGiimbiyuMalak-MalakNorthAmericaCaddoanChimakuanChinookanChumashanComecrudanCoosanIroquoianKalapuyanMaiduanMuskogeanNa-DenePalaihnihanPlateau PenutianPomoanSalishanShastanSiouanTanoanTsimshianicUto-AztecanWakashanWintuanYukianYuman–CochimíChimarikoEsselenKutenaiSiuslawTakelmaTimucuaTonkawaWaikuriYokutsMesoamericaChibchanJicaqueanLencanMisumalpanMixe–ZoqueOto-MangueanTequistlatecanTotonacanXincanCuitlatecTarascan/PurépechaSouthAmericaAndoque–UrequenaArauanAraucanianArawakanArutani–SapeAymaranBarbacoanCahuapananCaribanCatacaoanChapacuranCharruanChonanGuaicuruanGuajiboanHarákmbut–KatukinanJirajaranJivaroanKatembri–TarumaMascoianMatacoanNadahupNambikwaranOtomákoanPano-TacananPeba–YaguanQuechuanPiaroa–SalibanTicuna–YuriTimoteanTiniguanTucanoanTupianUru–ChipayaWitotoanYanomamanZamucoanZaparoanBora-WitotoChimuanEsmeralda–YaruroHibito–CholónLule–VilelaMacro-JêTequiraca–CanichanaAikanãAlacalufanCamsáCandoshiChimaneChiquitanoCofánFulniôGuatóHodï/JotiIrantxeItonamaMovimaMura-PirahãPuinaveHuaorani/WaoraniTrumaiUrarinaYamanaYuracaréSignlanguagesBANZSLChineseFrancosignGermanosignIndo-PakistaniJapaneseOriginal ThaiSwedishTanzanianlist of sign languagesConstructed languagesCreolesLanguage isolatesMixed languagesPidginsUnclassified languages