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Western Skou languages

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Western Skou
Inner Skou, Nuclear Skou
West Vanimo Coast
Geographic
distribution
Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea
Linguistic classificationSkou
  • Western Skou
Subdivisions
Language codes
Glottologskou1239

The Western Skou or Inner Skou languages form a branch of Skou languages. They are spoken in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea. They are called Western Skou by Donohue (2002), Inner Sko by Foley (2018),[1] and West Vanimo Coast by Usher (2020).[2]

The languages are,

Skou, Vanimo, Wutung, Leitre

References

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  1. ^ Foley, William A. (2018). "The Languages of the Sepik-Ramu Basin and Environs". 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. 197–432. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
  2. ^ Donohue, Mark. 2002. Which Sounds Change: Descent and Borrowing in the Skou Family. Oceanic Linguistics 41. 171-221.