Kombai language

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Kombai (Komboy) is a Papuan language of Boven Digoel Regency in South Papua, Indonesia. It is spoken by the Kombai, including the Kombai Kali or River Kombai, who spoke Tayan dialect.

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Kombai
Khobaye-lu
RegionBoven Digoel Regency, South Papua
EthnicityKombai & Wanggom
Native speakers
(5,000 cited 1991–2002)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
tyn  Kombai
wng  Wanggom
Glottologndei1235  Ndeiram
komb1274  Kombai
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Ethnologue records a Wanggom language which is similar to Kombai, spoken by the Wanggom people. However, their language has not been attested as a distinct language.[2]

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