ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv mˈælkəm ɹˈɔs kəŋklˈuːdᵻd ðætðɪ ˈiːstɚn tɹˈænzflˈaɪ lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz wɜː nˌɑːt pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə tɹˈænz nˈuː ɡˈɪni fˈaɪləm.
In 2005 Malcolm Ross concluded that the Eastern Trans-Fly languages were not part of the Trans–New Guinea phylum.