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Rumu language

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Rumu
Kairi
RegionPapua New Guinea
Native speakers
(700 cited 1990)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3klq
Glottologrumu1243

Rumu (Rumuwa), or Kairi (Kai-Iri), is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea. Other names for it are Dumu (Tumu) and Kibiri.

References

  1. ^ John Newman and Robert G. Petterson, 1990, “The Tones of Kairi'”, Oceanic Linguistics, 29:1, p. 75 n. 2.