Mek languages
| Mek | |
|---|---|
| Goliath | |
| Geographic distribution | Yahukimo and Pegunungan Bintang, Highland Papua |
| Ethnicity | Mek people and Yali people |
| Linguistic classification | Trans–New Guinea |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | mekk1240 |
Map: The Mek languages of New Guinea
The Mek languages
Other Trans–New Guinea languages
Other Papuan languages
Austronesian languages
Uninhabited | |
The Mek languages are a well established family of Papuan languages spoken by the Mek people and Yali people. They form a branch of the Trans–New Guinea languages (TNG) in the classifications of Stephen Wurm (1975) and of Malcolm Ross (2005).
Mek, then called Goliath, was identified by M. Bromley in 1967. It was placed in TNG by Wurm (1975).