Kowiai language

Kowiai
Kowiai
South Bomberai
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Kaimana Regency
Native speakers	(600 cited 2000)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Seram-Tanimbar-Bomberai Eastern Islands Kowiai; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kwh
Glottolog	kowi1239
ELP	Kowiai

Kowiai (Kuiwai) is an Austronesian language of the Bomberai Peninsula in New Guinea. According to the Atlas of Languages of Intercultural Communication in the Pacific and Asia, Kowiai is spoken in the coastal regions between Arguni and Etna bay.

Distribution

Locations within Kaimana Regency:

Kaimana District: Namatota and Bicari villages
Buruwai District: Pulau Adi and Nusa Ulang villages
Teluk Etna District: Kayu Merah village
Niraran District: Trikora village
Coa District: Sowa village
Kroy District
Kaimana City

References

↑ Kowiai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
↑ Grimes, Charles E. & Owen Edwards. 2026. The Austronesian languages of eastern Indonesia and Timor-Leste: Unravelling their prehistory and classification. Berlin: Language Science Press.
↑ Wurm, Stephen A.; Mühlhäusler, Peter; Tryon, Darrell T. (2011-02-11). Atlas of Languages of Intercultural Communication in the Pacific, Asia, and the Americas: Vol I: Maps. Vol II: Texts. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-081972-4.
↑ Ronsumbre, Adolof (2020). Ensiklopedia Suku Bangsa di Provinsi Papua Barat. Yogyakarta: Penerbit Kepel Press. ISBN 978-602-356-318-0.

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[e18-1] Kowiai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[2] Grimes, Charles E. & Owen Edwards. 2026. The Austronesian languages of eastern Indonesia and Timor-Leste: Unravelling their prehistory and classification. Berlin: Language Science Press.

[3] Wurm, Stephen A.; Mühlhäusler, Peter; Tryon, Darrell T. (2011-02-11). Atlas of Languages of Intercultural Communication in the Pacific, Asia, and the Americas: Vol I: Maps. Vol II: Texts. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-081972-4.

[Ronsumbre-2020-4] Ronsumbre, Adolof (2020). Ensiklopedia Suku Bangsa di Provinsi Papua Barat. Yogyakarta: Penerbit Kepel Press. ISBN 978-602-356-318-0.