Trans-New Guinea family
Kuman
c. 1500 CE – today Living
Kuman (c. 1500 CE – today) is a living Trans-New Guinea language. Lineage: Proto-Trans-New Guinea → Kuman.
See Kuman on the interactive map- Speakers
- 80K (80,000)
- ISO 639-3
- kue
Chimbu–Wahgi branch; spoken in Chimbu (Simbu) Province. Start date is nominal.
Lineage
- Proto-Trans-New Guineac. 5,000 BCE – 4,000 BCE
- Kumanc. 1500 CE – today
Sister languages 2
Also descended from Proto-Trans-New Guinea.