Nuclear South Bird's Head languages

The Nuclear South Bird's Head, Core South Bird's Head or East South Bird's Head languages form a small language family of western New Guinea. They either form part of a wider South Bird's Head language family, or may be an independent language family if not related to the Inanwatan and Konda–Yahadian languages.

Languages
There are six languages:


 * East South Bird's Head
 * Kais (Kampong Baru)
 * Iwaro–Kaburi
 * Kaburi
 * Puragi (Iwaro)
 * Kokoda–Arandai
 * Kokoda (Tarof, Kasuweri)
 * Arandai
 * Kemberano (Weriagar, Barau)
 * Dombano (Tomu)

Proto-language
Some lexical reconstructions by Usher (2020) are:


 * {| class="wikitable sortable"

! gloss !! Proto-East South Bird's Head
 * body hair/feather || *karar
 * ear || *qer[aw]
 * nose || *mitob
 * tooth || *resin
 * tongue || *nun
 * foot/leg || *sor
 * blood || *a[m/p]as
 * bone || *toq
 * breast || *did
 * louse || *kon
 * bird || *kanen
 * egg || *wuk
 * tree || *qemin
 * man || *rabin
 * sun || *teg[ed]
 * moon || *mo[k/q]
 * water || *sai
 * path || *aum
 * one || *onat
 * two || *[ou]g
 * }
 * bird || *kanen
 * egg || *wuk
 * tree || *qemin
 * man || *rabin
 * sun || *teg[ed]
 * moon || *mo[k/q]
 * water || *sai
 * path || *aum
 * one || *onat
 * two || *[ou]g
 * }
 * water || *sai
 * path || *aum
 * one || *onat
 * two || *[ou]g
 * }
 * one || *onat
 * two || *[ou]g
 * }
 * }