Brahman languages

Brahman
(Biyom–Tauya)
Geographic
distribution
Brahman, Papua New Guinea
Linguistic classificationMadang
  • Rai Coast
    • Brahman – Peka River
      • Brahman
GlottologNone

The Brahman languages, Biyom and Tauya, form a subbranch of the Rai Coast branch of the Madang languages of Papua New Guinea. The family is named after the cattle station and town of Brahman, which lies between the territories of the two languages.

Genetic relations

John Z'graggen (1971, 1975) classified four languages as Brahman, Biyom, Faita, Isabi, Tauya.[1]

Ross (2005) broke up Brahman, placing Faita among the Sogeram languages (another sub-branch of Madang) and Isabi among the unrelated Goroka languages – a position followed by Usher (2018).

References

  1. ^ Brahman Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, in the 15th edition of Ethnologue
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Madang languages
Northern Adelbert
(Croisilles)
Manep–Barem
Kumil–Tibor
Numugen
Kaukombar
other
Southern Adelbert
Tomul (Josephstaal)
Sogeram (Wanang)
Kalam
Mabuso
Kokan
Gum
Hanseman
other
Mindjim
Rai Coast
(South Madang)
Awung
Brahman
Evapia
Peka
Nuru
Kabenau
other
Yaganon(unclear)


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