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Yapen languages (Austronesian)

The Yapen languages are the branch of Malayo-Polynesian languages spoken on Yapen Island and the nearby small islands in Cenderawasih Bay, all in Papua province of northeastern Indonesia.

Historical morphology
Reconstructions of subject markers and inalienable possessive markers for Yapen proto-languages according to Kamholz (2015). Note that V = vocalic conjugation, C = consonantal conjugation: Proto-Yapen: : : Proto-Western Yapen (Proto-Central–Western Yapen): : : Proto-Central Yapen: : : Proto-Eastern Yapen: : : ==Languages==
Languages
From Kamholz (2024): • YapenWestern Yapen (Central–Western Yapen) • AmbaiAnsusMarauWandamenWoiCentral YapenMungguiPomPapumaSerui-LautBusamiEastern YapenKuruduWabo ==Proto-Western Yapen==
Proto-Western Yapen
Proto-Western Yapen, also known as Proto-Central-Western Yapen, was reconstructed in 1983 by P.J. Silzer, with further amendments by Usher and Gasser (in preparation). : Lexical reconstructions mentioned in Gasser and Benesch (2025): ==Further reading==
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