Siane language
| Siane | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Chimbu Province, Eastern Highlands Province |
Native speakers | 29,000 (2000 census)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | snp |
| Glottolog | sian1257 |
Siane (Siani) is a Papuan language spoken in the eastern highlands of Papua New Guinea.
Named dialects are Hakoa, Kolepa, Yamofowe, Komongu, Komoigaleka, Kemanimowe, Ona, Keto, Laiya, Fowe, Olumba, Lambau, Alango, Yandime, Wando. Komongu and Lambau are the literary standards.
Like many Papuan languages Siane has a regester tone system.[2]
References
- ^ Siane at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Lucht, Ramona (1978). "Siane tone orthography". SIL.