Oweina (Owena, often misspelled "Owenia"),[2] or Waisara, after the two villages in which it is spoken, is a Kainantu language of Papua New Guinea.
| Oweina | |
|---|---|
| Waisara | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Eastern Highlands Province |
Native speakers | 640 (2000)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | wsr |
| Glottolog | owen1244 |
References
edit- ^ Oweina at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Tryon & Hackman (1983) Solomon Islands Languages: An Internal Classification
