Sowanda language
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| Sowanda | |
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| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Sandaun Province; Papua province, Indonesia |
Native speakers | 1,500 (2000–2003)[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:sow – Sowandaupi – Umeda |
| Glottolog | sowa1245 Sowandaumed1238 Umeda |
| ELP | Sowanda |
Sowanda is a Papuan language of Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea, with a couple hundred speakers in Indonesian Papua.
There are three divergent varieties, Waina, Punda and Umeda, which may be distinct languages.
References
- ^ Sowanda at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Umeda at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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