Kowan languages explained

Kowan
Also Known As:Isumrud Strait
Familycolor:Papuan
Fam1:Northeast New Guinea?
Fam4:Isumrud
Glotto:kowa1247
Glottorefname:Kowan
Child2:Korak

The Kowan languages are a small family of languages spoken in the Adelbert Range area of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, and first identified by Malcolm Ross.

The languages are Waskia, with 20,000 speakers, and Korak, with 500.

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