Tai language (New Guinea)

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Tai
Tay
Ti
Native to Papua New Guinea
Region Madang Province
Native speakers
(900 cited 1990) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 taw
Glottolog taii1241

Tai (Tay, Ti) is a Kalam language of Papua New Guinea, spoken in a single village.

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References

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