Table 1. Number of languages/dialects per language family in TransNewGuinea.org.
| Family | Count |
|---|---|
| Amto-Musan | 2 |
| Arafundi | 1 |
| Arai (Left May) | 6 |
| Austronesian | 36 |
| Border | 6 |
| Central Solomons | 6 |
| East Bird’s Head | 13 |
| East Geelvink Bay | 5 |
| East New Britain | 3 |
| Eastern Trans-Fly | 30 |
| Isolate | 16 |
| Kaure | 4 |
| Lakes Plain | 32 |
| Lower Mamberamo | 2 |
| Lower Sepik-Ramu | 10 |
| Mairasi | 2 |
| Maybrat | 2 |
| Nimboran | 5 |
| Pauwasi | 4 |
| Piawi | 6 |
| Pidgin | 1 |
| Senagi | 3 |
| Sepik | 11 |
| Skou | 2 |
| Somahai | 1 |
| South-Central Papuan | 13 |
| Tor-Kwerba | 14 |
| Torricelli | 2 |
| Trans-New Guinea | 625 |
| Unclassified | 4 |
| West Papuan | 10 |
| Yuat | 2 |