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Preferred term

kbmIwal  

Type

  • language

Definition

  • Iwal (also called Kaiwa from Jabêm Kai Iwac Iwac highlanders) is an Austronesian language spoken by about 1,900 people from nine villages in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea (Cobb & Wroge 1990). Although it appears most closely related to the South Huon Gulf languages, it is the most conservative member of its subgroup.

Entry terms

  • Iwal language

ISO 639-3 code

  • kbm

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URI

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/kbm

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