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How are the Kainantu and Gorokan language groups related to the Eastern Highlands group?
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Papuan languages
Map of the languages found on the Doberai Peninsula of New Guinea.
Within the classification of Papuan languages, the Kainantu and Gorokan language groups are not separate entities from the Eastern Highlands group; rather, they are the two primary subdivisions that constitute it. Specifically, the Eastern Highlands group is subdivided into four Kainantu languages and eight Gorokan languages.1
These groups are both members of the Trans-New Guinea family, which is the largest family of Papuan languages.1