Silimo language

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Silimo
Wulik
RegionHighlands of Irian Jaya
Native speakers
(5,000 cited 1987) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 wul
Glottolog sili1249

Silimo, also Wulik or South Ngalik, is a Papuan language of the Indonesian New Guinea Highlands.

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References

  1. Silimo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)