Abstract
The classification of Irarutu and Koiwai, two Austronesian languages spoken in the vicinity of New Guinea’s Bomberai Peninsula, is unresolved. Competing proposals variously link the languages to the South Halmahera–West New Guinea group and the Central Malayo-Polynesian group. This article makes a novel proposal, positing that Irarutu and Koiwai subgroup together and, in turn, places them in a higher subgroup with the Seram Laut languages.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 338-366 |
| Number of pages | 29 |
| Journal | Oceanic Linguistics |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 10 Dec 2024 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2024 |
Bibliographical note
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Funding
Schapp er’s research was supported by the OUTOFPAPUA project funded by the European Research Council (grant agreement no. 848532).
Keywords
- Austronesian Languages
- Classification
- Irarutu
- Koiwai
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