South Huon Gulf languages

The South Huon Gulf languages are a linkage of the Huon Gulf languages of Papua New Guinea.^[1]

South Huon Gulf
Geographic distribution	Huon Gulf, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
Linguistic classification	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Western Oceanic North New Guinea Huon Gulf South Huon Gulf
Language codes
Glottolog	sout2878

Components

• Iwal (Kaiwa)
• Hote, Yamap
• Buang linkage: Mapos Buang, Mangga Buang, Piu, Kapin, Vehes, Mumeng (Dambi–Kumalu, Gorakor–Patep–Zenag)

The varieties of the Mumeng dialect chain are partially mutually intelligible.