Kovai | |
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Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Umboi Island, Morobe Province |
Native speakers
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6,000 (2011) |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
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Glottolog | kova1243 |
Kovai (Kobai, Kowai) is a Papuan language spoken on Umboi Island, halfway between mainland Papua New Guinea and the island of New Britain, and mostly within the caldera of that volcanic island.