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Western Skou languages

The Western Skou or Inner Skou languages form a branch of Skou languages. They are spoken in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea and Papua Province, Indonesia. They are called Western Skou by Donohue (2002), Inner Sko by Foley (2018), and West Vanimo Coast by Usher (2020).

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Western Skou
Inner Skou, Nuclear Skou
West Vanimo Coast
Geographic
distribution		Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea
Papua Province, Indonesia
Linguistic classificationSkou
  • Western Skou
Subdivisions
Language codes
Glottologskou1239

The Western Skou or Inner Skou languages form a branch of Skou languages. They are spoken in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea and Papua Province, Indonesia. They are called Western Skou by Donohue (2002), Inner Sko by Foley (2018),1 and West Vanimo Coast by Usher (2020).2

The languages are,

Skou, Vanimo, Wutung, Leitre
References

References

  1. Foley, William A. (2018). "The Languages of the Sepik-Ramu Basin and Environs". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 197–432. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
  2. Donohue, Mark. 2002. Which Sounds Change: Descent and Borrowing in the Skou Family. Oceanic Linguistics 41. 171-221.