Kuman language (New Guinea)

Kuman
Kuman
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Chimbu Province, from Kundiawa to beyond Kerowagi in the west and Gembogl in the north, at the foot of Mount Wilhelm
Native speakers	120,000 (2000 census); L2: 70,000 (2021)
Language family	Trans–New Guinea Chimbu–Wahgi Chimbu Kuman; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kue
Glottolog	kuma1280

Kuman (also Chimbu or Simbu) is a language of Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea. In 1994, it was estimated that 80,000 people spoke Kuman, 10,000 of them monolinguals; in the 2000 census, 115,000 were reported, with few monolinguals. Ethnologue also reported 70,000 second language speakers in 2021.

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