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The Angan languages are a family of the Trans–New Guinea languages in the classification of Malcolm Ross. The Angan languages are clearly valid as a family. They were first identified as such by J. Lloyd and A. Healey in 1968; Wurm (1975) classified them as Trans–New Guinea. * Angan family: * * ''Angaatiha language'' * * Angan proper (Nuclear Angan) * * *A (pronouns ''ni, ti):'' Hamtai (Kapau), Kamasa, Kawatsa, Menya, Yagwoia * * *B: Akoye (Lohiki), Yipma (Baruya), Safeyoka, Simbari, Susuami, Tainae (Ivori), Ankave〔Ankave is not listed in Ross's classification. It has the 1sg pronouns based on ''ni,'' but not a 2sg based on ''ti.''〕 Menya is notable for its dyadic kinship terms (terms referring to the relationship two or more people have to each other), which are present in less than 10 languages and not prevalent in Papua New Guinea (though they also exist in the Oksapmin language).〔(The Oksapmin Kinship System ), retrieved May 21, 2009.〕 Pronouns (independent and object prefixes) are: : ==References== * 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Angan languages」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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