Were language

Trans–New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea
Were
Kiunum
Weredai
Native toPapua New Guinea
Native speakers
700 (2002)[1]
Language family
Trans–New Guinea
  • Fly River (Anim)
    • Tirio
      • Tirio–Bitur–Were
        • Were
Language codes
ISO 639-3wei
Glottologwere1244

Were (Weredai), or Kiunum, is a Papuan language spoken in Dewara village (8°22′27″S 142°27′23″E / 8.374194°S 142.45638°E / -8.374194; 142.45638 (Dewala)), Gogodala Rural LLG, Western Province, Papua New Guinea.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b Were at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
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Anim languages
Tirio (Lower Fly)
  • Baramu
  • Bitur
  • Makayam
  • Were
Boazi (Lake Murray)
  • Boazi
  • Zimakani
Marind–YaqaiInland Gulf
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Angan
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New Ireland
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Teberan
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