Enga | |
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Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Enga Province |
Native speakers
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230,000 (2000 census) |
Trans–New Guinea
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
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Glottolog | enga1252 |
Arafundi-Enga Pidgin | |
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Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Enga Province |
Native speakers
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None |
Enga-based pidgin
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
None (mis ) |
Glottolog | araf1245 |
Enga is a language of the East New Guinea Highlands spoken by a quarter-million people in Enga Province, Papua New Guinea. It has the largest number of speakers of any native language in New Guinea, and is second over all after Papuan Malay.
An Enga-based pidgin is used by speakers of Arafundi languages.
Consonants
Vowel sounds include /i e ɑ o u/.