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'''Faiwol''' is one of the [[Ok languages]] of [[Papua New Guinea]]. It is spoken at the headwaters of the [[Fly River|Fly]], Palmer, and Murray rivers in [[Western Province (Papua New Guinea)|Western Province]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/576ed271bebafbef665249c0/t/576ef4d7725e2552c3689535/1466889435280/Languages_of_the_Upper_Sepik_and_Central_New_Guinea.pdf |title=LANGUAGES OF THE UPPER SEPIK AND CENTRAL NEW GUINEA |last=Steer|first=Martin |date=September 2005 | access-date=January 14, 2021}}</ref> There are numerous dialects, including Faiwol proper, Angkiyak, Wopkei, Setaman and Kauwol on the Indonesian border.
'''Faiwol''' is one of the [[Ok languages]] of [[Papua New Guinea]]. It is spoken at the headwaters of the [[Fly River|Fly]], Palmer, and Murray rivers in [[Western Province (Papua New Guinea)|Western Province]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/576ed271bebafbef665249c0/t/576ef4d7725e2552c3689535/1466889435280/Languages_of_the_Upper_Sepik_and_Central_New_Guinea.pdf |title=LANGUAGES OF THE UPPER SEPIK AND CENTRAL NEW GUINEA |last=Steer|first=Martin |date=September 2005 | access-date=January 14, 2021}}</ref> There are numerous dialects, including Faiwol proper, Angkiyak, Wopkei, Setaman, Selbang,<ref>[https://clics.clld.org/languages/transnewguineaorg-faiwol-selbang Selbang Dialect]</ref> Dimtikin,<ref>[https://clics.clld.org/languages/transnewguineaorg-faiwol-dimtikin Dimtikin Dialect]</ref> and Kauwol<ref>[https://clics.clld.org/languages/transnewguineaorg-faiwol Kauwol Dialect]</ref> on the Indonesian border.


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 07:32, 9 October 2022

Faiwol
RegionWestern Province, Papua New Guinea
Native speakers
(4,500 cited 1987)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3fai – inclusive code
Individual code:
stm – Setaman
Glottologfaiw1243  Faiwol
seta1246  Setaman
ELPFaiwol
 Setaman[2]

Faiwol is one of the Ok languages of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken at the headwaters of the Fly, Palmer, and Murray rivers in Western Province.[3] There are numerous dialects, including Faiwol proper, Angkiyak, Wopkei, Setaman, Selbang,[4] Dimtikin,[5] and Kauwol[6] on the Indonesian border.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Faiwol at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Setaman at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Endangered Languages Project data for Setaman.
  3. ^ Steer, Martin (September 2005). "LANGUAGES OF THE UPPER SEPIK AND CENTRAL NEW GUINEA" (PDF). Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  4. ^ Selbang Dialect
  5. ^ Dimtikin Dialect
  6. ^ Kauwol Dialect