Hanseman languages explained

Hanseman
Also Known As:Hansemann Range
Region:Hansemann Range, Madang, Papua New Guinea
Familycolor:Papuan
Fam1:Madang
Fam2:Central Madang
Fam3:Mabuso
Glotto:hans1243
Glottorefname:Hanseman

The Hanseman languages are a group of relatively closely related languages in New Guinea, spoken in the Hansemann Range of mountains. "Closely related" is relative to the situation in New Guinea. Ethnologue notes that Wagi, for example, may be most closely related to Nobonob, yet they are only 30% lexically similar.

The languages are:[1]

Notes and References

  1. https://newguineaworld.linguistik.uzh.ch/families/madang-upper-yuat-river/madang/central-madang/mabuso/hansemann-range Hansemann Range