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Trans–New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea Not to be confused with the Wèré variety of the Upper Morehead language. ‹ The template Infobox language is being considered for merging. ›
Were
Kiunum
Weredai
Native toPapua New Guinea
Native speakers700 (2002)
Language familyTrans–New Guinea
  • Fly River (Anim)
    • Tirio
      • Tirio–Bitur–Were
        • Were
Language codes
ISO 639-3wei
Glottologwere1244

Were (Weredai), or Kiunum, is a Papuan language spoken in Dewara village (8°22′27″S 142°27′23″E / 8.374194°S 142.45638°E / -8.374194; 142.45638 (Dewala)), Gogodala Rural LLG, Western Province, Papua New Guinea.

References

  1. ^ Were at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
Anim languages
Tirio (Lower Fly)
Boazi (Lake Murray)
Marind–Yaqai
Inland Gulf
Languages of Papua New Guinea
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Major Indigenous
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Other Papuan
languages
Angan
Awin–Pa
Binanderean
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Chimbu–Wahgi
New Ireland
Duna–Pogaya
East Kutubuan
East Strickland
Engan
Eleman
Ok–Oksapmin
Teberan
Tirio
Turama–Kikorian
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