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Dani languages

Index Dani languages

The Dani languages are a family of clearly related Trans–New Guinea languages spoken by the Dani and related peoples in the highlands of Papua Province, Indonesia. [1]

17 relations: Dani people, Grand Valley Dani language, Hupla language, Kwerbic languages, Lani people, Nduga language, Nggem language, Paniai Lakes languages, Papua (province), Silimo language, Trans–New Guinea languages, Walak language, Wano language, West Papuan Highlands languages, Western Dani language, Yali language, Yali people.

Dani people

The Dani people, also spelled Ndani, and sometimes conflated with the Lani group to the west, are a people from the central highlands of western New Guinea (the Indonesian province of Papua).

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Grand Valley Dani language

Grand Valley Dani, or simply Dani, is one of the most populous Papuan languages in Indonesian New Guinea.

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Hupla language

Hupla is a Papuan language of the Indonesian New Guinea Highlands, similar to Lower Grand Valley Dani.

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Kwerbic languages

The Kwerbic, or Greater Kwerba, languages are a family of Papuan languages spoken in Indonesia.

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Lani people

The Lani are an indigenous people in Western New Guinea, usually labelled 'Western Dani' by foreign missionaries, or grouped—inaccurately—with the Dani people who inhabit the Baliem Valley to the east.

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Nduga language

Nduga is a Papuan language of the Indonesian New Guinea Highlands.

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Nggem language

Nggem is a Papuan language of Indonesian the Indonesian New Guinea Highlands.

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Paniai Lakes languages

The Paniai Lakes languages, also known as the Wissel Lakes or Wissel Lakes – Kemandoga River, are a small family of closely related Trans–New Guinea languages spoken in the highlands of Irian Jaya in the Paniai Lakes region of West Papua.

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Papua (province)

Papua is the largest and easternmost province of Indonesia, comprising most of Western New Guinea.

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Silimo language

Silimo, also Wulik or South Ngalik, is a Papuan language of the Indonesian New Guinea Highlands.

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Trans–New Guinea languages

Trans–New Guinea (TNG) is an extensive family of Papuan languages spoken in New Guinea and neighboring islands, perhaps the third-largest language family in the world by number of languages.

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Walak language

Walak is a Papuan language of the Indonesian New Guinea Highlands.

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Wano language

Wano is a Papuan language of the Indonesian New Guinea Highlands.

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West Papuan Highlands languages

The West Papuan Highland languages, also known as the Irian Highland languages, are a branch of the Trans–New Guinea language family proposed by Larson & Larson (1972) and confirmed by Timothy Usher.

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Western Dani language

Western Dani, or Laani, is the most populous Papuan language in Indonesian New Guinea.

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Yali language

Yali (Yaly, Jalè, Jaly) is a Papuan language of Indonesian New Guinea.

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Yali people

Yali are major tribal group in Papua, Indonesia, and live to the east of the Baliem Valley in the Papuan highlands.

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Redirects here:

Balim Valley languages, Grand valley dani, Ndani language, Ngalik languages.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dani_languages

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