Hewa language
Hewa, also known as Sisimin and Lagaip, is spoken by the Hewa people. It is a Sepik language of northern Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Lagaip Rural LLG of Enga Province, and also in Hela Province and Telefomin Rural LLG of Sandaun Province.[3]
| Hewa | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Sepik River basin |
| Ethnicity | Hewa |
Native speakers | (2,200 cited 1986)[1] |
Sepik
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ham |
| Glottolog | hewa1241 |
| ELP | Hewa[2] |
References
- Hewa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Endangered Languages Project data for Hewa.
- Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Papua New Guinea languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.
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