nˈoʊɾɪŋ ðætðə fjˈuː sˌɪmɪlˈæɹᵻɾiz wɪððɪ ˈɛlɪmən lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz mˈeɪ biː bɪkˈʌz ʌv lˈoʊnwɜːdz, pˈɔːli ænd hˈæmɑːɹstɹˌɜːm tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪtiːn lˈiːv ɪɾ æz ʌŋklˈæsᵻfˌaɪd ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn æz pˈɑːɹt ʌv tɹˈænznˈuː ɡˈɪni.
Noting that the few similarities with the Eleman languages may be because of loanwords, Pawley and Hammarström (2018) leave it as unclassified rather than as part of Trans-New Guinea.