Languages of Torres


A map of the languages of Banks and Torres by population
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Note that the spelling of language names in this map may not be the same as in the body of the text.

Hiw

Island name: Torres
Proto-language: PNV
Ross Clark (1985) local group / Tryon (1976) sub-group: Torres

Loh

Island name: Torres
Proto-language: PNV
Ross Clark (1985) local group / Tryon (1976) sub-group: Torres
Other names: Lo, Tegua, Toga
Reading:
Codrington, R.H. 1885. The Melanesian languages. Oxford: Clarendon Press; pp.391-401.
Lanyon-Orgill, P.A. (ed.) 1953. Vocabularies from Tegua and Toga, Torres Islands, written by A. Towia and Riulera. Journal of Austronesian Studies 1,1:93-105.