Neha Patil (Editor)

Kovai language

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Native to
  
ISO 639-3
  
kqb

Native speakers
  
6,000 (2011)

Glottolog
  
kova1243

Language family
  
Trans–New GuineaFinisterre–HuonHuonKovai

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


Similar Topics