II. CLASSIFICATION OF THE LANGUAGES.

Of the three languages in the northern part of Eastern Netherlands New Guinea that of the Jotafa of Humboldt Bay has been ably discussed by Dr. Kern,[32] who decides that in phonology, construction, numeration and word store it presents many points of agreement with the Mefoor or Nufōr of the North-west. But it undoubtedly also contains many words which are of non-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 Nufōr) in vocabulary and also in some points of grammar. It will probably be found to fall into the same class as the Nufōr 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,[33] 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 Mĕraukĕ.[34] 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:—

NORTH COAST AND ISLANDS (INCLUDING EAST AND SOUTH SHORE OF GEELVINK BAY).

Papuan.	Seka	West of Lake Sentani.
	Sentani	Lake Sentani.
	Moki (?)	Hinterland of Tana Mera Bay.
	...	Tana Mera.
	Tarfia (?)	Coast West of Tana Mera Bay.
	Takar	Mainland East of Mamberamo R.
	Wamberan	? Mamberamo R.
	Pauwi	Villages on Lower Mamberamo R.
	Angadi	Island in Jamur Lake.
	Goreda	South of Lake Jamur.
	Nagramadu	North-West of L. Jamur.
	Manikion	North of McCleur Inlet (Telok Berau).
Indonesian[35]	Jotafa	Humboldt Bay.
	Jamna	Island opposite Takar.
	Masimasi	Island West of Jamna.
	Moar	Islands West of Masimasi.
	Kumamba	Islands and Coast West of Moar and Takar.
	Waropin	East shore of Geelvink Bay.
	Mohr	Island opposite Waropin.
	Tandia	Coast South of Waropin.
	Jaur	South-West shore of Geelvink Bay.
	Dasener	West of Jaur.
	Wandammen	North of Dasener.

SOUTH COAST.

Papuan.	Mairassis	Inland from Lobo.
	Wuaussirau	On Kamaka Wallar Lake.
	Lakahia	On Telok Lakahia.
	Kiruru	On Telok Kiruru.
	Utanata	Inland from Utanata River.
	Mimika	Inland from Mimika River.
	Kupera Pukwa	Kupera Pukwa River.
	Mĕraukĕ	Coast between the Kumbĕ River and the British Boundary.
	Toro	Bensbach R.
Indonesian.	Onin	North of Kumava Peninsula.
	Kapauer	North-West of Kumava Peninsula.
	Karufa	South of Kumava Peninsula.
	Lobo	Kowiai Coast and Islands of Namatote, Mawara, Aiduma, and Kaju-mera.