Fas language

Fas
Momu
RegionSandaun Province, Papua New Guinea
Native speakers
2,500 (2000 census)[1]
Fas
  • Fas
Language codes
ISO 639-3fqs
Glottologfass1245
ELPFas
Coordinates: 3°15′12″S 141°25′31″E / 3.253331°S 141.425202°E / -3.253331; 141.425202 (Fugumui)

Fas (a.k.a. Momu, Bembi) is the eponymous language of the small Fas language family of Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.

Fas was once mistakenly placed in the Kwomtari family, confusing their classification. Its only demonstrated relative is actually Baibai, with which it is 40% cognate. See Fas languages for details.

  1. ^ Fas at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon