Trans-Fly languages

The Trans-Fly languages are a small family of Papuan languages proposed by Timothy Usher, that are spoken in the region of the Fly River.^[1][2]

Trans-Fly
(proposed)
Geographic distribution	Papua New Guinea, Torres Strait Islands (Australia)
Linguistic classification	One of the world's primary language families
Subdivisions	Eastern Trans-Fly Pahoturi Tabo
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	None

Languages

Trans-Fly

• Eastern Trans-Fly (Oriomo Plateau)
• Pahoturi (Paho River)
• Waia (Tabo)

Typology

The inclusive vs. exclusive first-person pronoun distinction is found in the Pahoturi River and Oriomo families, as well as in the Western Torres Strait language, but not in other languages of Southern New Guinea.^[3]

See also

• Trans-Fly–Bulaka River languages

References

1. Usher, Timothy; Suter, Edgar. "East Trans Fly". newguineaworld.
2. The family is called 'East Trans-Fly' in Usher, an unfortunate synonym with what others call the Eastern Trans-Fly family, which constitutes one of its branches.
3. Evans, Nicholas (2018). "The languages of Southern New Guinea". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 641–774. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.