Timothy Usher, Santa Fe Institute
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The internal classification of Tor River is as follows:
Tor River
Berik-Bonerif
Berik
Bonerif
Edwas
Tor Coast
East Tor River
Jofotek (Mander)
Biri-Itik
Maremgi
What very little data is available for Maremgi (Galis 1955) suggests that it forms a primary branch of Tor River, as shown above, but there are not enough terms available to arrive at a firm judgment.
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Galis (1955) 28 comparative terms for Tor (Berik,) Kwesten and Maremgi
Oosterwal (1961: 274-277) 79 comparative terms and (pp. 218-286) kin terms for Berik, Bonerif, Ittik, Ittik-Tor, Mander, Kwesten and Dabe
Voorhoeve (1975: 107) 39 comparative terms for Berik, Bonerif, Mander, Itik and Kwesten after Anceaux (n.d.) and (p. 108) 7 comparative terms for Maremgi after Galis (1955)
Stokhof ed. (1983: 85-114) comparative vocabularies of Berrik Papua (Ujang, Samaninteh, Tenwer,) Sewan (Berik,) Biri (Itik) and Foya (Mander)
Smits and Voorhoeve eds. (1994: 18-266) comparative vocabularies of …
Westrum and Westrum (1975) phonology of Berik
Westrum (1976) Berik clauses
Westrum (1982) Berik kinship
Westrum and Wiesemann (1986) Berik pronouns
Westrum, Westrum, Sowenso and Songkilawan (1986) extensive vocabulary of Berik
Westrurn (1987) Berik particle /ga/
Westrum (1988) grammar of Berik
Clouse (1997: 165-230) 199 comparative terms for Berik of Somanente village after Westrum
Reimer, Songkilawand and Kana (1980) survey of Pantai Timur district (unobtained)
Lee and Wambaliau (2004: 40-62) 239 comparative terms and 21 sentences for Kwesten of Holmafen village, Kwesten of Arare, Keijar of Keder Lama, Dabe of Dabe, Vitou of Takar, Edwas of Nengke, Edwas of Beneraf, Tena of Betaf, Kwinsu of Ansudu and Jofotek of Biridua
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