Which Papuan language family includes languages that may lack nasal consonants?

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Papuan languages Map of the languages found on the Doberai Peninsula of New Guinea.

Within the context of Papuan languages, the language family that includes members which may lack nasal consonants entirely is the Lakes Plain family.1

This is considered an extremely rare characteristic among the languages of the world, as most Papuan languages typically distinguish between at least two types of consonants: an oral consonant and a nasal consonant.1