Kursav (also known as Faita or Kulsab) is a divergent and nearly extinct Madang language of the Adelbert Range of Papua New Guinea. It was once placed in the now-defunct Brahman branch of Madang. Daniels (2017) identifies Gants as its closest relative.[2]

Kursav
Kulsab, Faita
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionMadang Province
Native speakers
10 (2015)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3faj
Glottologfait1240
ELPKursav
Kursav is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

References

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  1. ^ Kursav at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)  
  2. ^ Daniels, Don. 2017. Gants is a Sogeram Language. Language and Linguistics in Melanesia 35: 82-93.

Sources

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  • Daniels, Don. 2015. A Reconstruction of Proto-Sogeram: Phonology, Lexicon, and Morphosyntax. Doctoral dissertation, University of California at Santa Barbara.