Pasi
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Pasi is a settlement near the coast of Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea
, to the west of the province capital of Vanimo
. It is four hours walk from the village of Krisa
, of which it is an offshoot. Pasi is the largest I'saka
-speaking settlement outside of Krisa.
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
, to the west of the province capital of Vanimo
Vanimo
Vanimo is the capital of Sandaun Province in Papua New Guinea. It is located on a peninsula close to the border with Indonesia.Vanimo is a small township with an economy based around the timber industry. Logging company Vanimo Forest Products, which is owned by Malaysian company Rimbunan Hijau, is...
. It is four hours walk from the village of Krisa
Krisa
Krisa is a village in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea, 20 kilometers south of the provincial capital of Vanimo. In the local language, the village, its people and the local language itself are all known as I'saka....
, of which it is an offshoot. Pasi is the largest I'saka
I'saka language
I’saka is the language spoken by the people of the villages of Krisa and Pasi in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea. It has also been referred to as Krisa, after the village, although this name is not actually a possible word in the language itself...
-speaking settlement outside of Krisa.