Momare language

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Momare
Native to Papua New Guinea
Region Huon Peninsula
Ethnicity800 (2020) [1]
Native speakers
(undated figure of 10) [2]
not in daily use [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 msz
Glottolog moma1243
ELP Momare

Momare is a moribund Papuan language of Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.

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References

  1. 1 2 Momare language at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  2. Momare at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013) Closed Access logo transparent.svg