The Kowan languages are a small family of languages spoken in the
Adelbert Range area of
Madang Province
Madang is a province of Papua New Guinea. The province is on the northern coast of mainland Papua New Guinea and has many of the country's highest peaks, active volcanoes and its biggest mix of languages. The capital is the town of Madang.
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, Papua New Guinea, and first identified by Malcolm Ross.
The languages are
Waskia, with 20,000 speakers, and
Korak, with 500.
Further reading
*
Ross, Malcolm. 2014
Proto-Korak-Waskia ''TransNewGuinea.org''.
References
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Languages of Madang Province
Isumrud languages