Towei language

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Towei
Native to Indonesia
Region Western New Guinea: Towe Hitam village, Towe District, Pegunungan Bintang Regency
Native speakers
(200 [1] cited 1975) [2]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 ttn
Glottolog towe1240
ELP Towei

Towei (Towe) is a Western Pauwasi language of West New Guinea. It is spoken in Towe Hitam village, Towe District, Pegunungan Bintang Regency. [3]

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References

  1. "Towei language resources | Joshua Project".
  2. Towei at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  3. Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Indonesia languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.