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| [[Abinomn language|Abinomn]]
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| rowspan="56" data-sort-value="1" | Vibrant
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| Spoken in the far north of [[New Guinea]]. Also known as Bas or Foia. Language is considered safe by UNESCO but endangered by [[Ethnologue]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Size and vitality of Abinomn|url=https://www.ethnologue.com/size-and-vitality/bsa|access-date=2020-08-12|website=Ethnologue|language=en}}</ref>
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| [[Anêm language|Anêm]]
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| rowspan="32" |[[Papua New Guinea]]
| Spoken on the northwest coast of [[New Britain]].<ref name="Ethnologue22-PNG">{{cite web |url=https://www.ethnologue.com/country/PG/languages |title=Papua New Guinea languages |work=[[Ethnologue]]: Languages of the World |edition=22nd |editor1-last=Eberhard |editor1-first=David M. |editor2-last=Simons |editor2-first=Gary F. |editor3-last=Fennig |editor3-first=Charles D. |date=2019 |___location=Dallas |publisher=[[SIL International]]}}</ref> Perhaps related to Yélî Dnye and Ata.<ref name="Stebbins-Island">{{cite book |last1=Stebbins |first1=Tonya |last2=Evans |first2=Bethwyn |last3=Terrill |first3=Angela |editor1-last=Palmer |editor1-first=Bill |date=2018 |title=The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide |chapter=The Papuan languages of Island Melanesia |series= The World of Linguistics |volume=4 |___location=Berlin |publisher=De Gruyter Mouton |pages=775–894 |isbn=978-3-11-028642-7}}</ref>
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| Spoken in the central highlands of [[New Britain]]. Also known as Wasi. Perhaps related to Yélî Dnye and Anem.<ref>{{Citation|last=Ross|first=Malcolm|title=Is there an East Papuan phylum? Evidence from pronouns|date=2001|url=https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/handle/1885/94801|publisher=Pacific Linguistics|language=en-AU|isbn=978-0-85883-445-3|access-date=2020-08-12}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=Ross|first=Malcolm|title=Pronouns as a preliminary diagnostic for grouping Papuan languages|date=2005|url=https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/handle/1885/84328|publisher=Pacific Linguistics|language=en-AU|isbn=978-0-85883-562-7|access-date=2020-08-12}}</ref>
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|[[Burmeso language|Burmeso]]
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|[[Indonesia]]
|Spoken in [[Mamberamo Raya Regency]], [[Papua (province)|Papua Province]]. Linked to [[West Papuan languages]] but Stephen Wurm and William A. Foley consider it an isolate.<ref>Foley, William A. (2018). "The languages of Northwest New Guinea". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 433–568. [[ISBN]] [[Special:BookSources/978-3-11-028642-7|978-3-11-028642-7]].</ref>
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|[[Busa language (Papuan)|Busa]]
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|[[Papua New Guinea]]
|Spoken in [[Sandaun Province]], northwestern Papua New Guinea. Added to [[Senu River languages|Senu River]].<ref>[https://sites.google.com/site/newguineaworld/families/senu-river NewGuineaWorld, Senu River]</ref>
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