Kiwaian languages
E602084
The Kiwaian languages are a small group of closely related Papuan languages spoken primarily in the southern coastal and riverine regions of Papua New Guinea.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Papuan languages
ⓘ
language family ⓘ |
| arealFeature |
spoken in coastal lowlands
ⓘ
spoken in river delta areas ⓘ |
| arealGrouping | Papuan Gulf languages ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Kiwai people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Kiwai family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kiwai languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Bamu–Gama language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gizra language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kerewo language ⓘ Kiwai language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kiwai proper NERFINISHED ⓘ Mawata language NERFINISHED ⓘ Morigi language NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Kiwai language NERFINISHED ⓘ Wabuda language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Kiwaian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticTypology | agglutinative language ⓘ |
| region |
riverine regions of southern Papua New Guinea
ⓘ
southern coastal Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Fly River delta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Papuan Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Province (Papua New Guinea) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Trans–New Guinea languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
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