ISO 639-3 snp | Native speakers 29,000 (2000 census) Glottolog sian1257 | |
Language family Trans–New GuineaKainantu–GorokaGorokaSiane | ||
Siane (Siani) is a Papuan language spoken in the eastern highlands of Papua New Guinea.
Named dialects are Hakoa, Kolepa, Yamofowe, Komongu, Komoigaleka, Kemanimowe, Ona, Keto, Laiya, Fowe, Olumba, Lambau, Alango, Yandime, Wando. Komongu and Lambau are the literary standards.
Like many Papuan languages Siane has a regester tone system.
References
Siane language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA