Left May languages

Left May languages

The Left May or Arai languages are a small language family of half a dozen closely related but not mutually intelligible languages in the centre of New Guinea, along the left bank of the May River. There are about 1600 speakers in all.

The languages are Rocky Peak "(Yinibu)," Nakwi, Iteri, Bo, Ama, Nimo, and Owiniga. These languages neighbor the Amto-Musan languages, but do not appear to be related to them (Laycock 1973; 1975).

Malcolm Ross (2005) linked the Left May languages to the Kwomtari languages in a Left May-Kwomtari family, based on similarities in the pronouns of Rocky Peak.

ee also

*Papuan languages

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