Womo and Sumararu[3] are a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea. The two varieties are sufficiently divergent that Usher counts them as distinct languages.[4]
| Womo | |
|---|---|
| Womo-Sumararu | |
| Region | Sandaun Province |
| Ethnicity | 190 in Onei village (2000 census);[1] unknown Sumararu |
Native speakers | 6 (2016)[2] |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | wmx |
| Glottolog | womo1238 |
| Coordinates: 2°56′44″S 141°50′53″E / 2.945603°S 141.848002°E | |
Womo is spoken in Onei village (2°56′44″S 141°50′53″E / 2.945603°S 141.848002°E) of Bewani/Wutung Onei Rural LLG in Sandaun Province.[2][5]
References edit
- ^ ISO change request
- ^ a b Womo at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forke, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2020). "Womo-Sumararu". Glottolog 4.3.
- ^ "Serra Hills - newguineaworld".
- ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
