Languages
The East Strickland languages actually form a language continuum. Shaw (1986) recognizes six languages, which are: *Upper: Fembe language, Fembe (Agala), Konai language, Konai *Odoodee language, Odoodee (Tomu) *Central/Middle: Gobasi language, Gobasi (Nomad), Kubo language, Kubo, Samo language (New Guinea), Samo (Daba) Gobasi, Odoodee and Samo, but especially Gobasi, are also known as "Nomad".Pronouns
Pronouns are: :Vocabulary comparison
The following basic vocabulary words are from McElhanon & Voorhoeve (1970), Shaw (1973), and Shaw (1986), as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database:Evolution
Supposed East Strickland reflexes of proto-Trans-New Guinea (pTNG) etyma are: Samo language (New Guinea), Samo language: *''(da)subu'' ‘ashes’ < *sumbu *''si''- ‘burn’ < *nj(a,e,i)- *''na''- ‘eat’ < *na- *''magara'' ‘mouth’ < *maŋgat[a] *''korofu'' ‘skin’ < *(ŋg,k)a(n,t)apu *''mere(ma)'' ‘tongue’ < *me(l,n)e *''mini'' ‘nose’ < *mundu Bibo language: *''(da)suf'' ‘ashes’ < *sumbu Agala language: *''fulu(ma) ali'' ‘to fly’ < *pululu-References
* {{Languages of Papua New Guinea East Strickland languages, Languages of Papua New Guinea Strickland–Soari languages