Sowanda language

Sowanda is a Papuan language of Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea, with a couple hundred speakers in Indonesian Papua.

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:

• Waina village (3°25′06″S 141°03′02″E / 3.418333°S 141.050496°E / -3.418333; 141.050496 (Waina)), located in Waina ward
• Punda village (3°25′38″S 141°06′37″E / 3.427183°S 141.110275°E / -3.427183; 141.110275 (Punda)), located in Punda ward
• Umeda village (3°24′49″S 141°05′42″E / 3.413694°S 141.094886°E / -3.413694; 141.094886 (Umeda)), located in Punda ward