| Sowanda | |
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| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Sandaun Province;Papua province,Indonesia |
Native speakers | (1,500 cited 2000–2003)[1] |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:sow – Sowandaupi – Umeda |
| Glottolog | sowa1245 Sowandaumed1238 Umeda-Punda |
| ELP | Sowanda |
Sowanda is aPapuan language ofSandaun Province,Papua New Guinea, with a couple hundred speakers inIndonesianPapua.
There are three divergent varieties, Waina, Punda and Umeda, which may be distinct languages. They are each spoken in three different villages ofWalsa Rural LLG inSandaun Province:[2][3]
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