Oweina language

Oweina
Oweina
Waisara
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Eastern Highlands Province
Native speakers	(640 cited 2000)
Language family	Trans–New Guinea Kainantu–Goroka Kainantu Gauwa Oweina; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	wsr
Glottolog	owen1244

Last updated January 02, 2026

Oweina (Owena, often misspelled "Owenia"),^[2] or Waisara, after the two villages in which it is spoken, is a Kainantu language of Papua New Guinea.

References

↑ Oweina at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
↑ Tryon & Hackman (1983) Solomon Islands Languages: An Internal Classification

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[e25-1] Oweina at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)

[2] Tryon & Hackman (1983) Solomon Islands Languages: An Internal Classification

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Oweina
Waisara
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Eastern Highlands Province
Native speakers	(640 cited 2000)^[1]
Language family	Trans–New Guinea Kainantu–Goroka Kainantu Gauwa Oweina
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`wsr`
Glottolog	`owen1244`