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'''Faiwol''' is one of the [[Ok languages]] of [[Papua New Guinea]]. 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 and Kauwol on the Indonesian border.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 06:41, 14 January 2021

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

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[2]. There are numerous dialects, including Faiwol proper, Angkiyak, Wopkei, Setaman and Kauwol on the Indonesian border.

References

  1. ^ Faiwol at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Setaman at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Steer, Martin (September, 2005). "LANGUAGES OF THE UPPER SEPIK AND CENTRAL NEW GUINEA" (PDF). Retrieved January 14, 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)}