Iwam languages explained

Iwam
Region:Upper Sepik River basin in western East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Familycolor:Papuan
Fam1:Sepik
Fam2:Upper Sepik
Glotto:iwam1260
Glottorefname:Iwamic

The Iwam languages are a small family of two clearly related languages,[1] May River Iwam and Sepik Iwam are generally classified among the Sepik languages of northern Papua New Guinea; Malcolm Ross places them in an Upper Sepik branch of that family.

The Iwam languages are spoken at the extreme western end of East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea along the bank of the Upper Sepik River, and are situated just to the west of the Left May languages.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Foley, William A. . Palmer . Bill . 2018 . The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide . The Languages of the Sepik-Ramu Basin and Environs . The World of Linguistics . 4 . Berlin . De Gruyter Mouton . 197–432 . 978-3-11-028642-7.