| Wolani | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Papua |
| Ethnicity | Wolani |
Native speakers | (5,000 cited 1992) [1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | wod |
| Glottolog | wola1243 |
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