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Faita language)
| Kursav | |
|---|---|
| Kulsab, Faita | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Madang Province |
Native speakers | 10 (2015) [1] |
Trans–New Guinea
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
faj |
| Glottolog |
fait1240 |
| ELP | Kursav |
 Kursav is classified as Severely Endangered by the
UNESCO
Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Kursav (also known as Faita or Kulsab) is a divergent and nearly extinct Madang language of the Adelbert Range of Papua New Guinea. It was once placed in the now-defunct Brahman branch of Madang. Daniels (2017) identifies Gants as its closest relative. [2]
References
-
^
Kursav at
Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Daniels, Don. 2017. Gants is a Sogeram Language. Language and Linguistics in Melanesia 35: 82-93.
Sources
- Daniels, Don. 2015. A Reconstruction of Proto-Sogeram: Phonology, Lexicon, and Morphosyntax. Doctoral dissertation, University of California at Santa Barbara.
(Redirected from
Faita language)
| Kursav | |
|---|---|
| Kulsab, Faita | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Madang Province |
Native speakers | 10 (2015) [1] |
Trans–New Guinea
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
faj |
| Glottolog |
fait1240 |
| ELP | Kursav |
|
Kursav is classified as Severely Endangered by the
UNESCO
Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Kursav (also known as Faita or Kulsab) is a divergent and nearly extinct Madang language of the Adelbert Range of Papua New Guinea. It was once placed in the now-defunct Brahman branch of Madang. Daniels (2017) identifies Gants as its closest relative. [2]
References
-
^
Kursav at
Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Daniels, Don. 2017. Gants is a Sogeram Language. Language and Linguistics in Melanesia 35: 82-93.
Sources
- Daniels, Don. 2015. A Reconstruction of Proto-Sogeram: Phonology, Lexicon, and Morphosyntax. Doctoral dissertation, University of California at Santa Barbara.