Yam languages
| Yam | |
|---|---|
| Morehead River | |
| Geographic distribution | Morehead River watershed, New Guinea |
| Linguistic classification | A primary language family
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| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | more1255 |
Map: The Yam languages of New Guinea
Yam languages
Trans–New Guinea languages
Other Papuan languages
Austronesian languages
Australian languages
Uninhabited | |
The Yam languages, also known as the Morehead River languages, are a family of Papuan languages. They include many of the languages south and west of the Fly River in Papua New Guinea and Indonesian Western New Guinea (South Papua).