The Numugen (Numagen) languages are a small

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of closely related languages in the

Madang Madang (old German name: ''Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen'') is the capital of Madang Province and is a town with a population of 27,420 (in 2005) on the north coast of Papua New Guinea. History Nicholai Miklukho-Maklai was probably the first Eur ...

branch of the

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(TNG) phylum of New Guinea, spoken in the region of the

Numagen River The Numagen River or Numugen River is a river in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. Numugen Riverat

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post updated 2011-06-05; database downloaded 2015-06-22 Numagen languages are spoken in the area. See also *List of r ...

. The languages are: :

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(Wanuma), Karian (Bilakura), Yaben, Yarawata, Parawen, Ukuriguma

Proto-language

For a list of Proto-Numugen reconstructions, see Pick (2020).

Footnotes

References

* Languages of Papua New Guinea Amaimon–Numagen languages {{PapuaNewGuinea-stub