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.[1]
Hewa | |
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Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Sepik River basin |
Ethnicity | Hewa |
Native speakers | 4,800 (2014)[1] |
Sepik
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | ham |
Glottolog | hewa1241 |
ELP | Hewa |
References
edit- ^ a b Hewa at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)