Koiwat language

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Koiwat
Native to Papua New Guinea
Region East Sepik Province
Native speakers
800 (2000 census) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 kxt
Glottolog koiw1243
ELP Koiwat
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Koiwat is one of the Ndu languages of Sepik River region of northern Papua New Guinea.

It is spoken in Kamangaui ( 4°06′59″S143°35′37″E / 4.116371°S 143.593484°E / -4.116371; 143.593484 (Kamangaui) ), Koiwat ( 4°05′23″S143°33′19″E / 4.089795°S 143.555238°E / -4.089795; 143.555238 (Koiwut) ), Paiambit ( 4°06′38″S143°41′46″E / 4.11068°S 143.69616°E / -4.11068; 143.69616 (Paimbit) ), and Seraba ( 4°03′50″S143°37′45″E / 4.063985°S 143.629118°E / -4.063985; 143.629118 (Sarapa) ) villages of Koiwat ward, Angoram/Middle Sepik Rural LLG, East Sepik Province. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Koiwat at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  2. United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.