Sowanda language
Language in Indonesia
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Sowanda is a Papuan language of Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea, with a couple hundred speakers in Indonesian Papua.
NativetoPapua New Guinea
RegionSandaun Province; Papua province, Indonesia
Native speakers
(1,500 cited 2000–2003)[1]Border
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Bewani Range
- Bapi River
- Sowanda
- Bapi River
| Sowanda | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Sandaun Province; Papua province, Indonesia |
Native speakers | (1,500 cited 2000–2003)[1] |
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:sow – Sowandaupi – Umeda |
| Glottolog | sowa1245 Sowandaumed1238 Umeda-Punda |
| ELP | Sowanda |
Dialects
There are three divergent varieties, Waina, Punda and Umeda, which may be distinct languages. They are each spoken in three different villages of Walsa Rural LLG in Sandaun Province:[2][3]
- Waina village (3.418333°S 141.050496°E), located in Waina ward
- Punda village (3.427183°S 141.110275°E), located in Punda ward
- Umeda village (3.413694°S 141.094886°E), located in Punda ward
