Western Skou languages explained

Western Skou
Also Known As:Inner Skou, Nuclear Skou
West Vanimo Coast
Region:Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea
Familycolor:Papuan
Fam1:Skou
Child1:Skou
Child2:Vanimo
Child3:Wutung
Child4:Leitre
Glotto:skou1239
Glottorefname:Nuclear Skou-Serra-Piore

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

Notes and References

  1. Book: Foley, William A. . Palmer . Bill . 2018 . The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide . The Languages of the Sepik-Ramu Basin and Environs . The World of Linguistics . 4 . Berlin . De Gruyter Mouton . 197-432 . 978-3-11-028642-7.
  2. Donohue, Mark. 2002. Which Sounds Change: Descent and Borrowing in the Skou Family. Oceanic Linguistics 41. 171-221.