Kombai language

Kombai
RegionBoven Digoel Regency, New Guinea
EthnicityKombai
Native speakers
(5,000 cited 1991–2002)
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
tyn – Kombai
wng – Wanggom
Glottologndei1235  Ndeiram
komb1274  Kombai

Kombai (Komboy) is a Papuan language of Boven Digoel Regency in Indonesian New Guinea. It is spoken by the Kombai people. Tayan is a dialect.

Ethnologue records a Wanggom language which is similar to Kombai. However, this has not been attested as a distinct language.

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