Western Skou languages explained

Western Skou
Also Known As:Inner Skou, Nuclear Skou
West Vanimo Coast
Region:Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea
Familycolor:Papuan
Fam1:Skou
Child1:Skou
Child2:Vanimo
Child3:Wutung
Child4:Leitre
Glotto:skou1239
Glottorefname:Nuclear Skou-Serra-Piore

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

The languages are,

Skou, Vanimo, Wutung, Leitre

References

Notes and References

  1. Donohue, Mark. 2002. Which Sounds Change: Descent and Borrowing in the Skou Family. Oceanic Linguistics 41. 171-221.