| Kuman | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Chimbu Province, from Kundiawa to beyond Kerowagi in the west and Gembogl in the north, at the foot of Mount Wilhelm |
Native speakers | 120,000 (2000 census)[1] L2: 70,000 (2021)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kue |
| Glottolog | kuma1280 |
Kuman (also Chimbu or Simbu) is a language of Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea. In 1994, it was estimated that 80,000 people spoke Kuman, 10,000 of them monolinguals;[2] in the 2000 census, 115,000 were reported, with few monolinguals.[1] Ethnologue also reported 70,000 second language speakers in 2021.[1]
- ^ a b c d Kuman at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Kuman language (New Guinea) at Ethnologue (15th ed., 2005)
