Kowiai language
| Kowiai | |
|---|---|
| South Bomberai | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Kaimana Regency |
Native speakers | (600 cited 2000) |
Austronesian
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kwh |
| Glottolog | kowi1239 |
| ELP | Kowiai |
Kowiai (Kuiwai) is an Austronesian language of the Bomberai Peninsula in New Guinea. According to the Atlas of Languages of Intercultural Communication in the Pacific and Asia, Kowiai is spoken in the coastal regions between Arguni and Etna bay.