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Kiwai | |
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Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Western Province, Fly River delta, Torres Strait Islands |
Native speakers | ca. 30,000 (2011)[1] |
Kiwaian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:kiw – Northeast Kiwaikjd – Southern Kiwai |
Glottolog | nort2930 Northeastsout2949 Southern |
Kiwai is a Papuan language, or languages, of southern Papua New Guinea. Dialects number 1,300 Kope, 700 Gibaio, 1,700 Urama, 700 Arigibi (together "Northeast Kiwai"), 3,800 Coast, 1,000 Daru, 4,500 Island, 400 Doumori (together "Southern Kiwai"). Wurm and Hattori (1981) classify Arigibi as a separate language.