Korowai language

Korowai (Kolufaup) is a Trans-New-Guinean language spoken in South Papua, Indonesia. It is spoken by the Korowai people who live along the Becking River.

Korowai
Kolufaup
RegionBecking River, South Papua, Indonesia
EthnicityKorowai
Native speakers
3,500 (2007)[1]
Trans-New Guinea
Language codes
ISO 639-3khe
Glottologkoro1312
ELPKorowai

Notes

  1. Korowai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

References

  • The Korowai of Irian Jaya: Their Language in Its Cultural Context (Oxford Studies in Anthropological Linguistics, 9) by Gerrit J. Van Enk & Lourens de Vries (ISBN 0-19-510551-6).
  • Hughes, Jock. 2009. Upper Digul Survey. SIL International.
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