Hatam–Mansim | |
Also Known As: | Hatam–Moi Brai |
Region: | Eastern Bird's Head, Indonesian Papua |
Familycolor: | Papuan |
Fam1: | West Papuan? |
Fam2: | (extended) East Bird's Head |
Child1: | Hatam |
Child2: | Mansim (Borai) |
Glotto: | hata1242 |
Glottorefname: | Hatam–Mansim |
Hatam–Mansim is a small language family of Western New Guinea, consisting of two languages:
Ross (2005) tentatively classified Hatam as a branch of the West Papuan family, based on similarities in pronouns (he did not consider Mansim), but Glottolog continues to list Hatam–Mansim as an independent family.[1] Following Reesink (2002), Glottolog lists Mansim as a language distinct from Hattam: "comparisons of old wordlists (e.g. von der Gabelentz & Meyer 1882) readily confirm this difference."[2]