The Kaniet languages were two of four Western Admiralty Islands languages, a subgroup of the Admiralty Islands languages, the other two being Wuvulu-Aua and Seimat. The languages were spoken on the Kaniet Islands (Anchorite Islands) in western Manus Province of Papua New Guinea until the 1950s.[1]
| Kaniet | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Kaniet and western Anchorite island groups, Manus Province |
| Extinct | 1950 |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ktk |
| Glottolog | anch1239 |
Two languages were spoken on the islands, one reported by Thilenius and one by Dempwolff.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Kaniet". Ethnologue. Archived from the original on 2009-01-30. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
- ^ Dunn, Michael; Reesink, Ger (2012). "Systematic Typological Comparison as a Tool for Investigating Language History". In Evans, Nicholas; Klamer, Marian (eds.). Melanesian Languages on the Edge of Asia: Challenges for the 21st Century. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press. pp. 34–71. hdl:10125/4560. ISBN 978-0-9856211-2-4.
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