Mek languages
| Mek | |
|---|---|
| Goliath | |
| Ethnicity | Mek people |
| Geographic distribution |
New Guinea |
| Linguistic classification |
Trans–New Guinea
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| Glottolog | mekk1240 |
Map: The Mek languages of New Guinea
The Mek languages
Other Trans–New Guinea languages
Other Papuan languages
Austronesian languages
Uninhabited
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The Mek languages are a well established family of Papuan languages spoken by the Mek peoples. They form a branch of the Trans–New Guinea languages (TNG) in the classifications of Stephen Wurm (1975) and of Malcolm Ross (2005).
The Mek languages form three dialect chains (Heeschen 1998):
Pronouns are not well attested, but include:
Mek, then called Goliath, was identified by M. Bromley in 1967. It was placed in TNG by Wurm (1975).
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