Kovai language

Kovai
Kovai
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Umboi Island, Morobe Province
Native speakers	6,000 (2011)
Language family	Trans–New Guinea Finisterre–Huon Huon Kovai; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kqb
Glottolog	kova1243

Kovai (Kobai, Kowai) is a Papuan language spoken on Umboi Island, halfway between mainland Papua New Guinea and the island of New Britain, and mostly within the caldera of that volcanic island.

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