Angan languages


The Angan or Kratke Range 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 classified them as Trans–New Guinea. Glottlog treats Angan as a separate or unclassified family, pending further evidence.
The languages are spoken in the Kratke Range of Eastern Highlands Province and adjoining areas of Gulf Province and Morobe Province.

Languages

Ross classifies the languages as follows:
;Angan
Branch A is defined by the pronouns 1sg ni and 2sg ti. Ankave is not listed in Ross's classification. It has the 1sg pronouns based on ni, but not a 2sg based on ti.
Usher is both more agnostic and contradicting of Ross's 'A' and 'B' branches:
;Kratke Range
Menya is notable for its dyadic kinship terms , which are rare globally and not prevalent in Papua New Guinea.

Pronouns

Ross reconstructs the pronouns as follows: