Karas language
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Karas is a divergent Trans–New Guinea language spoken on Karas Island off the Bomberai Peninsula
, that appears to be most closely related to the West Bomberai languages
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Bomberai Peninsula
Bomberai Peninsula is located on the Western New Guinea region at the opposite south of the Bird's Head Peninsula in South East Asia. To the west lies the Sebakor Bay and the south Kamrau Bay. Sabuda island lies off the western tip of the peninsula, which is separated from the mainland by Berau...
, that appears to be most closely related to the West Bomberai languages
West Bomberai languages
The West Bomberai languages are a small family of Papuan languages spoken on the Bomberai Peninsula of western New Guinea. Two of the languages are closely related; the third is more distant and was only recently added to the family.* Karas isolate...
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