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Fas language

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Region
  
Papua New Guinea

Language family
  
Fas Fas

Glottolog
  
fass1245

Native speakers
  
2,500 (2000 census)

ISO 639-3
  
fqs

Fas (a.k.a. Momu, Bembi) is the eponymous language of the small Fas language family of Papua New Guinea.

Fas was once mistakenly placed in the Kwomtari family, confusing their classification. Its only demonstrated relative is actually Baibai, with which it is 40% cognate. See Fas languages for details.

References

Fas language Wikipedia