Kapin language

Kapin
Kapin
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Morobe Province
Native speakers	(2,400 cited 1979 census)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Western Oceanic North New Guinea ? Ngero–Vitiaz ? Huon Gulf South Huon Gulf Hote–Buang Buang Kapin; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	tbx
Glottolog	kapi1250

Last updated January 02, 2026

Kapin is an Oceanic language in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. It may be part of the Mumeng dialect chain.

References

↑ Kapin at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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[e18-1] Kapin at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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