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==
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==