| Central West New Guinea | |
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| Geographic distribution | centralNew Guinea |
| Linguistic classification | Trans–New Guinea
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| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | None |
 Map: The Central West New Guinea languages The CWNG families Other Trans–New Guinea families Other Papuan languages Austronesian languages Uninhabited | |
TheCentral West New Guinea languages are a group ofTrans–New Guinea families in central New Guinea established by Timothy Usher, though with precedents in earlier studies.
The languages are as follows:[1]
Voorhoeve (1975) noted a connection between Somahai and the Ok and Dumut languages, but did not consider Mek. (SeeCentral and South New Guinea languages.)
TheOksapmin language is sometimes classified as the nearest relative of Ok. However, it's unclear whether the similarities are due to relationship or to contact between Oksapmin and Mountain Ok (or both).
Proto-Anim is reconstructed with similar pronouns toProto-Awyu–Ok.