Karnai language

Karnai
Karnai
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	a handful of villages in Morobe and Madang Provinces
Native speakers	(920 cited 2000)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Western Oceanic Ngero–Vitiaz Korap Karnai; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bbv
Glottolog	karn1252

Last updated January 02, 2026

Karnai ('Barim') is an Austronesian language spoken by about 915 individuals in small villages near Wasu, Morobe Province, on Umboi Island, and near Saidor in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.

External links

Materials on Karnai are included in the open access Arthur Capell collections (AC1 and AC2) held by Paradisec.

References

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

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

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