Busa language (Papuan)

Busa
Busa
Odiai
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Sandaun Province, Amanab District, north of Upper Sepik River, west of Namia. 3 villages. Yare is north and east, Abau is south and west, Biaka is northwest.
Native speakers	240 (2000 census)
Language family	Kwomtari Busa;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bhf
Glottolog	odia1239
ELP	Busa
	Coordinates: 3°49′S 141°20′E / 3.817°S 141.333°E

The Busa language, also known as Odiai (Uriai), is spoken in northwestern Papua New Guinea. Long thought to be a language isolate, it may actually be related to the Kwomtari languages. There were 244 speakers at the time of the 2000 census.

References

^ Busa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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