Bamu language
Bamu, or Bamu Kiwai, is a Papuan language of southern Papua New Guinea.
| Bamu | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Bamu River |
Native speakers | 5,400; 6,300 with Gama (2000 census) |
Kiwaian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bcf (with Gama) |
| Glottolog | bamu1257 |
A thousand speakers of Gama are included in the ISO code for Bamu. However, Ethnologue notes that lexical similarity is below 80% with the most similar dialect of Bamu proper.
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