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Tabo, also known as Waia (Waya), is a Papuan language of Western Province, Papua New Guinea, just north of the Fly River delta. The language has also been known as Hiwi and Hibaradai.
Tirio is Papuan language of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. The Giribam 'dialect' may be a distinct language.
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Bahinemo (Gahom) is a Sepik language spoken in East Sepik Province, Papua-New Guinea.
Baramu is a Papuan language of Western Province, Papua New Guinea.
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Bitur is Papuan language of Western Province, Papua New Guinea.
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- 1 2 Were at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ↑ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
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