Biwat
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Biwat is a Papuan language spoken by the Biwat people of the Sepik region in Papua New Guinea.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Papuan language
ⓘ
language ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Mundugumor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| glottologCode | biwa1243 ⓘ |
| glottologName | Biwat ⓘ |
| hasConsonantInventorySize | moderate ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
oral literature
ⓘ
ritual practices ⓘ traditional culture ⓘ |
| hasMorphologyType | agglutinative ⓘ |
| hasNeighbouringLanguage |
Chini
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kanda NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypology | SOV word order (tendency) ⓘ |
| hasVowelInventorySize | small ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| isEndangered | true ⓘ |
| iso639-3Code | bwm ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Yuat language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedAlong | Yuat River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| macroArea | Papunesia ⓘ |
| name | Biwat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Sepik region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Biwat people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
East Sepik Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | daily communication within Biwat communities ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.