Karnai language
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Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea
| Karnai | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | a handful of villages in Morobe and Madang Provinces |
Native speakers | 920 (2000)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bbv |
| Glottolog | karn1252 |
Karnai ('Barim') is an Austronesian language spoken by about 915 individuals in small villages near Wasu, Morobe Province, on Umboi Island, and near Saidor in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.
External links
[edit]- Materials on Karnai are included in the open access Arthur Capell collections (AC1 and AC2) held by Paradisec.
References
[edit]- ^ Karnai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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