Kowan languages

The Kowan languages are a small family of languages spoken in the Adelbert Range area of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, and first identified by Malcolm Ross.

Kowan
Isumrud Strait
Geographic distribution	Isumrud Strait, Madang Province
Linguistic classification	Northeast New Guinea? Madang Croisilles Isumrud Kowan
Subdivisions	Waskia Korak
Language codes
Glottolog	kowa1247

The languages are Waskia, with 20,000 speakers, and Korak, with 500.

Further reading

• Ross, Malcolm. 2014. Proto-Korak-Waskia. TransNewGuinea.org.