Mountain Koiali language
Mountain Koiari (Koiali) is a language of Oro Province and Central Province, Papua New Guinea. It is not very similar to the other language which shares its name, Grass Koiari. Half of its speakers are monolingual.
| Mountain Koiari | |
|---|---|
| Region | Oro Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Ethnicity | Koiari people |
Native speakers | Mountain Koiari: 4,000? (2000 census) Biage: 1,100 |
Trans–New Guinea
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:kpx – Mountain Koialibdf – Biage |
| Glottolog | moun1252 Mountain Koiali |
It is spoken in Barai, Efogi (9.156234°S 147.665661°E), and Koiari villages of Koiari Rural LLG, as well as in Hiri Rural LLG.
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