Manus languages
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manus-languages-277-3805819
title:
Manus languages
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The Manus languages are a subgroup of about two dozen Oceanic languages located on Manus Island and nearby offshore islands in Manus Province of Papua New Guinea. The exact number of languages is difficult to determine because they form a dialect continuum. The name Manus originally designated an ethnic group whose members spoke closely related languages and whose coastal dwellers tended to build their houses on stilts out over the sea. Nowadays the whole population of Manus Province may call th
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Oceanic language subgroup of Papua New Guinea
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manus_languages
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2023-01-27T16:52:14Z
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