Ottilien languages

Ottilien
Geographic distribution:	New Guinea
Linguistic classification:	Ramu – Lower Sepik Ramu Lower Ramu Ottilien

Glottolog:	`wagg1235`^[1]

The Ottilien languages are a small family of clearly related languages,

Watam–Kaian, Gamei (Mbore), and Bosman–Awar.

They are generally classified among the Ramu languages of northern Papua New Guinea.

Watam and Bosman share plural morphology with Lower Sepik (Nor–Pondo), supporting the Ramu – Lower Sepik language-family proposal.

References

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

↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "WAG". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

Ramu–Lower Sepik languages

Ramu

Ottilien	Awar Bosman Gamei Kaian Watam

Misegian	Giri Mikarew Sepen

Grass	Adjora Aion Banaro Gorovu

Ataitan	Andarum Igom Tangu Tanguat

Tamolan	Akrukay Breri Igana Kominimung Midsivindi Romkun

Annaberg	Aiome Anor Rao

Mongol–Langam	Langam Mongol Yaul

Nor–Pondo

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