Kombai language

Kombai (Komboy) is a Papuan language of Boven Digoel Regency in Indonesian New Guinea. It is spoken by the Kombai people. Tayan is a dialect.

Kombai
RegionBoven Digoel Regency, New Guinea
EthnicityKombai
Native speakers
(5,000 cited 1991–2002)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
tyn  Kombai
wng  Wanggom
Glottologndei1235

Ethnologue records a Wanggom language which is similar to Kombai. However, this has not been attested as a distinct language.[2]

References

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