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Elseng language

Elseng is a poorly documented Papuan language spoken by about 300 people in the Indonesian province of Papua. It is also known as Morwap, which means "what is it?" ‘Morwap’ is vigorously rejected as a language name by speakers and government officials.

Classification
Laycock classified Elseng as a language isolate but noted pronominal similarities with the Border languages. Ross included it in Border because of these similarities but noted that it does not appear to share any lexical similarities with the family. However, this may be an effect of the paucity of data on Elseng. Foley similarly classifies Elseng as an isolate. also found lexical similarities with the Border languages. ==Phonology==
Pronouns
Pronouns are: ==Basic vocabulary==
Basic vocabulary
Elseng basic vocabulary from Menanti (2005), quoted in Foley (2018): as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database: : ==Sentences and phrases==
Sentences and phrases
Example sentences and phrases in Elseng: {{interlinear|number=(1) {{interlinear|number=(2) {{interlinear|number=(3) {{interlinear|number=(4) ==References==
Source: Wikipedia ↗
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