Trans-Fly languages

The Trans-Fly languages are a small family of Papuan languages proposed by Timothy Usher, that are spoken in the region of the Fly River.^[1][2]

Trans-Fly
(proposed)
Geographic distribution	Papua New Guinea, Torres Strait Islands (Australia)
Linguistic classification	One of the world's primary language families
Subdivisions	Eastern Trans-Fly Pahoturi Tabo
Language codes
Glottolog	None

Languages

Trans-Fly

• Eastern Trans-Fly (Oriomo Plateau)
• Pahoturi (Paho River)
• Waia (Tabo)

Typology

The inclusive vs. exclusive first-person pronoun distinction is found in the Pahoturi River and Oriomo families, as well as in the Western Torres Strait language, but not in other languages of Southern New Guinea.^[3]

See also

• Trans-Fly–Bulaka River languages