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Kovai language

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Native to
  
Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
  
kqb

Native speakers
  
6,000 (2011)

Glottolog
  
kova1243

Region
  
Umboi Island, Morobe Province

Language family
  
Trans–New Guinea Finisterre–Huon Huon Kovai

Kovai (Kobai, Kowai) is a Papuan language spoken on Umboi Island, halfway between mainland Papua New Guinea and the island of New Britain, and mostly within the caldera of that volcanic island.

References

Kovai language Wikipedia