Ponam language

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Ponam
Native to Papua New Guinea
Region Ponam Island, off Manus Island
Native speakers
560 (2018) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 ncc
Glottolog pona1250

Ponam is an Austronesian language spoken on Ponam Island, just off Manus Island in Papua New Guinea.

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References

  1. Ponam at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed Access logo transparent.svg