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Faiwol language information


Faiwol
RegionWestern Province, Papua New Guinea
Native speakers
(4,500 cited 1987)[1]
Language family
Trans–New Guinea
  • Central & South New Guinea ?
    • Ok
      • Mountain Ok
        • Faiwol
Language codes
ISO 639-3fai – inclusive code
Individual code:
stm – Setaman
Glottologfaiw1243  Faiwol
seta1246  Setaman
ELPFaiwol
 Setaman[2]

Faiwol is one of the Ok languages of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken at the headwaters of the Fly, Palmer, and Murray rivers in Western Province.[3] There are numerous dialects, including Faiwol proper, Angkiyak, Wopkei, Setaman, Selbang,[4] Dimtikin,[5] and Kauwol[6] on the Indonesian border.

  1. ^ Faiwol at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Setaman at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Endangered Languages Project data for Setaman.
  3. ^ Steer, Martin (September 2005). "LANGUAGES OF THE UPPER SEPIK AND CENTRAL NEW GUINEA" (PDF). Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  4. ^ Selbang Dialect
  5. ^ Dimtikin Dialect
  6. ^ Kauwol Dialect

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