Mountain Koiari (Koiali) is a language of Oro Province, Papua New Guinea. It is not very close to the other language which shares its name, Grass Koiari. Half of speakers are monolingual.
| Mountain Koiari | |
|---|---|
| Region | Oro Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Ethnicity | Koiari people |
Native speakers | 4,000 (2000 census)[1] |
Language family | Trans–New Guinea
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:kpx – Mountain Koialibdf – Biage |
| Glottolog | moun1252 Mountain Koiali |
It is spoken in Barai, Efogi (9.156234°S 147.665661°E / -9.156234; 147.665661 (Efogi No. 1)), and Koiari villages of Koiari Rural LLG, as well as in Hiri Rural LLG.[2][3]
Southeast Papuan languages | |
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| Koiarian | |
| Kwalean | |
| Manubaran | |
| Yareban | |
| Mailuan | |
| Dagan | |
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