Nukuma languages

Nukuma
Geographic distribution:	Sepik River basin, Papua New Guinea
Linguistic classification:	Sepik Middle Sepik Nukuma
Glottolog:	`nuku1256`^[1]

The Nukuma languages are a small family of clearly related languages:

They are generally classified among the Sepik languages of northern Papua New Guinea; Malcolm Ross places them in a Middle Sepik branch of that family.

References

↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Nukuma". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.

Ross, Malcolm (2005). "Pronouns as a preliminary diagnostic for grouping Papuan languages". In Andrew Pawley; Robert Attenborough; Robin Hide; Jack Golson. Papuan pasts: cultural, linguistic and biological histories of Papuan-speaking peoples. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. pp. 15–66. ISBN 0858835622. OCLC 67292782.

Upper Sepik

Wogamusin	Chenapian Wogamusin

Iwam	Amal May River Iwam Sepik Iwam

Other	Abau

Middle Sepik

Nukuma	Kwanga Kwoma Seim

Ndu	Abelam Boiken Burui Gaikundi Iatmul Keak Koiwat Kwasengen Manambu Ngala Sengo Sos Kundi Yelogu

Other	Yerakai

Sepik Hill

Sanio	Bikaru Hewa Niksek Piame Sanio

Bahinemo	Bisis Bitara Bahinemo Kapriman Mari Nigilu Sumariup Wagu Watakataui

Alamblak	Alamblak Kaningra

Papi	Papi Suarmin

Others

Walio	Pei Tuwari Walio Yawiyo

Ram	Awtuw Karawa Pouye

Tama	Ayi Kalou Mehek Pahi Pasi Yessan-Mayo

Yellow River	Ak Awun Namia

Other	Biksi-Yetfa

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