Were language

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Were
Kiunum
Weredai
Native to Papua New Guinea
Native speakers
700 (2002) [1]
Trans–New Guinea
  • Fly River (Anim)
    • Tirio
      • Tirio–Bitur–Were
        • Were
Language codes
ISO 639-3 wei
Glottolog were1244

Were (Weredai), or Kiunum, is a Papuan language spoken in Dewara village ( 8°22′27″S142°27′23″E / 8.374194°S 142.45638°E / -8.374194; 142.45638 (Dewala) ), Gogodala Rural LLG, Western Province, Papua New Guinea. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Were at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  2. United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.