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Indonesian origin. The Sentani and Pawi languages 

 seem to have very few or no words similar to the 

 Indonesian, and may probably be found to be Papuan 

 languages. But nothing is known of the grammar. The 

 language of Wandammen presents agreements with the 

 Mefoor (or Nufor) in vocabulary and also in some points 

 of grammar. It will probably be found to fall into the 

 same class as the Nufor and Jotafa. The languages of 

 the north coast and islands also show a mixture of 

 Indonesian with other words. So little is known of the 

 structure of the languages in the Kumava Peninsula that 

 their place cannot be determined with certainty. The 

 numerals and much of the vocabulary appear to be 

 Indonesian, * but there are Papuan forms in the 

 Grammar. 



The Lobo languages of the Kowiai district on the 

 south coast appear to be Indonesian, but those inland 

 and south of Geelvink Bay have a distinct connection 

 with those on the south coast west of the Kowiai district, 

 and with those at the Utanata River and beyond the 

 Mimika, at least as far as the Kupera Pukwa River. 

 Beyond this point nothing is recorded until Princess 

 Marianne Strait is reached, and here of two words 

 known, one is Merauke. f The latter language extends 

 to the Boundary. All west of the Lobo appear to be 

 Papuan. 



Using the scanty means available, the languages of 

 the Eastern part of Netherlands New Guinea may be 

 thus provisionally classified : — 



* Cf. G. von der Gabclentz und A. B. Mullcr, Melanesischcn Sprachen, 1882, 

 p. 536-541. Also C. J. F. Ic Cocq d'Armandville in Tijds. v. Taal, etc., 46, 1903. 



t P. J. B. C. Robide van der Aa in Bijdragen tot de Taal etc., 1SS3, p. 197. The 

 word is mes, coconut, the Merauke mise. 



