Baliem Valley languages
| Dani | |
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| Baliem Valley | |
| Geographic distribution | Baliem Valley in Highland Papua |
| Ethnicity | Dani, Lani, Yali, etc |
| Linguistic classification | Trans–New Guinea
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| Glottolog | dani1287 |
The Dani or Baliem Valley languages are a family of clearly related Trans–New Guinea languages spoken by the Dani and related peoples in the Baliem Valley in the Highland Papua, Indonesia. Foley (2003) considers their Trans–New Guinea language group status to be established. They may be most closely related to the languages of Paniai Lakes, but this is not yet clear. Capell (1962) posited that their closest relatives were the Kwerba languages, which Ross (2005) rejects.