Pahoturi languages
| Pahoturi | |
|---|---|
| Paho River | |
| Geographic distribution | Pahoturi River, New Guinea |
| Linguistic classification | Trans-Fly or independent language family
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| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | paho1240 |
Map: The Pahoturi languages of New Guinea | |
The Pahoturi River languages are a small family of Papuan languages spoken around the Pahoturi (Paho River). This family includes eight language varieties including Agöb (Dabu), Em, Ende, Idan, Idi, Idzuwe, Kawam, and Taeme, which are spoken in the Pahoturi River area south of the Fly River, just west of the Eastern Trans-Fly languages. Idzuwe is no longer spoken. Ross (2005) tentatively includes them in the proposed Trans-Fly – Bulaka River family, though more recent work has classified Pahoturi River as an independent family within the region.
Some Pahoturi River speakers were originally hunter-gatherers, but have recently shifted to becoming gardeners.: 649