Iwam language

Not to be confused with Sepik Iwam.
May River Iwam
RegionEast Sepik Province
Native speakers
(3,000 cited 1998)[1]
Sepik
Language codes
ISO 639-3iwm
Glottologiwam1256
ELPMay River Iwam
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May River Iwam, often simply referred to as Iwam, is a language of East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.

It is spoken in Iyomempwi (4°14′28″S 141°53′34″E / 4.24117°S 141.89271°E / -4.24117; 141.89271 (Imombi)), Mowi (4°17′42″S 141°55′45″E / 4.294971°S 141.929199°E / -4.294971; 141.929199 (Mowi)), and Premai villages of Tunap/Hunstein Rural LLG in East Sepik Province, and other villages on the May River.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b May River Iwam at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.