Dani | |
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Baliem Valley | |
Ethnicity | Dani, Lani, Yali, etc |
Geographic distribution | Baliem Valley in Highland Papua |
Linguistic classification | Trans–New Guinea
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Glottolog | dani1287 |
The Dani or Baliem Valley languages are a family of clearly related Trans–New Guinea languages spoken by the Dani and related peoples in the Baliem Valley in the Highland Papua, Indonesia. Foley (2003)[citation needed] considers their Trans–New Guinea language group status to be established. They may be most closely related to the languages of Paniai Lakes, but this is not yet clear. Capell (1962)[1] posited that their closest relatives were the Kwerba languages, which Ross (2005) rejects.