Walman language

Not to be confused with Valman, Iran.

Walman (or Valman) is a Torricelli language of Papua New Guinea. Matthew S. Dryer and Lea Brown of the University at Buffalo are currently writing a grammar of Walman. They have also published a paper showing that the word for 'and' in Walman that connects two nouns (as in "John and Mary") is actually a verb, with the first conjunct as subject and the second conjunct as object.^[2]

Walman
Koroko
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Sandaun Province
Native speakers	1,700 (2003)[1]
Language family	Torricelli Wapei Walman
Language codes
ISO 639-3	van
Glottolog	valm1241
ELP	Walman