Tonda languages
| Tonda | |
|---|---|
| West Morehead River | |
| Geographic distribution | Southern New Guinea |
| Linguistic classification | Yam
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| Glottolog | tond1250 |
 Map: The Yam languages of New Guinea
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The Tonda languages form a branch of the Yam language family of southern New Guinea. There are over 10 languages.[1]
Tonda languages share some areal features are shared with the Kolopom languages.[2]
Languages
The Tonda languages are:[1][3]
- Tonda / West Morehead River
- Arammba
- Central Morehead River: Anta, Kómnzo, Wára, Wérè, Kémä, Kánchá
- Warta Thuntai
- Bensbach River
Notes (see Evans 2018: 681):
- Each terminal bullet point lists a different dialect chain.
- Ránmo is linguistically a dialect of Mblafe, but Ránmo speakers consider their language to be a separate, distinct language.
- Wérè is linguistically a dialect of Wára, but Wèré speakers consider their language to be a separate, distinct language.
Numeral typology
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Further information: Senary § Natural languages |
Tonda languages are unique for their base-6 numeral systems, which likely originated from counting yams (rather than fingers or body parts as with most other languages).[2]
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