Middle Ramu languages
{{Infobox language family
|name = Middle Ramu
|altname = Annaberg
South Ramu River
|region = Middle Ramu District, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea
|familycolor = Papuan
|fam1 = Ramu
|fam2 = Ramu proper
|child1 = Rao
|glotto = anna1245
|glottorefname= Annaberg
}}
The Middle Ramu or Annaberg languages are a small language family of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. It is no longer accepted as a valid grouping by Glottolog, but is accepted by Foley (2018).{{cite book |last=Foley |first=William A. |author-link=William A. Foley |editor1-last=Palmer |editor1-first=Bill |date=2018 |title=The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide |chapter=The Languages of the Sepik-Ramu Basin and Environs |series= The World of Linguistics |volume=4 |location=Berlin |publisher=De Gruyter Mouton |pages=197-432 |isbn=978-3-11-028642-7}}
Wurm (1982) classified Aian, at his 'family' level, in a more distant stock-level relationship with Rao (Annaberg):
The Annaberg family is generally classified among the Ramu languages of northern Papua New Guinea.
References
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External links
- Timothy Usher, New Guinea World, [https://newguineaworld.linguistik.uzh.ch/families/keram-and-ramu-rivers/ramu-river/south-ramu-river/start Proto–South Ramu River]
{{Ramu–Lower Sepik languages}}