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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′27S 142°27′23E / 8.374194°S 142.45638°E / -8.374194; 142.45638 (Dewala)), Gogodala Rural LLG, Western Province, Papua New Guinea.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b WereatEthnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  • ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.

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