Kursav language
Kursav (also known as Faita or Kulsab) is a divergent and nearly extinct Madang language of the Adelbert Range of Papua New Guinea. It was once placed in the now-defunct Brahman branch of Madang. Daniels (2017) identifies Gants as its closest relative.[3]
| Kursav | |
|---|---|
| Kulsab, Faita | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Madang Province |
Native speakers | 50 (2000)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | faj |
| Glottolog | fait1240[2] |
References
- Kursav at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Kulsab". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- Daniels, Don. 2017. Gants is a Sogeram Language. Language and Linguistics in Melanesia 35: 82-93.
- Daniels, Don. 2015. A Reconstruction of Proto-Sogeram: Phonology, Lexicon, and Morphosyntax. Doctoral dissertation, University of California at Santa Barbara.
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