Kombai language
| Kombai | |
|---|---|
| Region | New Guinea |
| Ethnicity | Kombai |
Native speakers | (5,000 cited 1991–2002)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:tyn – Kombaiwng – Wanggom |
| Glottolog | ndei1235 |
Kombai (Komboy) is a Papuan language of Indonesian New Guinea, it is spoken by the Kombai people. Tayan is a dialect.
Ethnologue records a Wanggom language which is similar to Kombai. However, this has not been attested as a distinct language.[2]
References
- ^ Kombai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Wanggom at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ^ *The Awyu–Ndumut languages in their linguistic and cultural context (University of Amsterdam)
