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of closely related languages in the

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branch of the

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. The languages are: : Usan (Wanuma),

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(Bilakura),

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, 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