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 | |
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Region | Boven Digoel Regency, New Guinea |
Ethnicity | Kombai |
Native speakers | (5,000 cited 1991–2002)[1] |
Language family | Trans–New Guinea
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:tyn – Kombaiwng – Wanggom |
Glottolog | ndei1235 |
Ethnologue records a Wanggom language which is similar to Kombai. However, this has not been attested as a distinct language.[2]
Central and South New Guinea languages | |||||||||
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Asmat–Kamoro |
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Greater Awyu |
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Ok–Oksapmin |
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Komolom | |||||||||
Somahai |
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