Karnai language

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Karnai
Native to Papua New Guinea
Regiona handful of villages in Morobe and Madang Provinces
Native speakers
920 (2000) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 bbv
Glottolog karn1252

Karnai ('Barim') is an Austronesian language spoken by about 915 individuals in small villages near Wasu, Morobe Province, on Umboi Island, and near Saidor in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.

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References

  1. Karnai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)