Biem language

Biem, or Bam, is an Oceanic language of northeast New Guinea, spoken on Bam, Blup Blup, Kadovar, and Vial (also known as Wei) islands (eastern four of the Schouten Islands) off the coast of Wewak.^[2]

NativetoPapua New Guinea

RegionEast Sepik Province

Native speakers

(2,200 cited 2000 census)^[1]

Language family

Austronesian

• Malayo-Polynesian
  • Oceanic
    • Western Oceanic
      • Schouten
        • Kairiru–Manam
          • Manam
            • Biem

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Biem
Bam
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	East Sepik Province
Native speakers	(2,200 cited 2000 census)[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Western Oceanic Schouten Kairiru–Manam Manam Biem
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bmc
Glottolog	biem1237

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