Kovojab (Kovojap, Kvolyab, Kopoyap) is a Bayono–Awbono language spoken in the highlands of Papua Province, Indonesia.
| Kovojab | |
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| Kovojap, Kvolyab, Kopoyap | |
| Region | Papua Province, Indonesia |
Language family | Bayono–Awbono
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| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
All that is known of Kovojab is a few hundred words recorded in Wilbrink (2004).[1] The Kovojab word list in Wilbrink (2004) was originally recorded by Peter Jan de Vries.
Ethnologue gives the name Kvolyab as an alternative name for Awbono.[2] However, Glottolog classifies Kovojab with Bayono rather than with Awbono.
The name Kopoyap is given by Hischier (2006).[3]
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| Greater Awyu |
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| Somahai |
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| Rossel Island isolate |
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