Waima language
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The Waima language is a Nuclear West Central Papuan Tip language of the Oceanic group of Malayo-Polynesian languages
, spoken in Papua New Guinea
by 15,000 people. The three dialects, Waima, Roro, and Paitana, are very close.
Malayo-Polynesian languages
The Malayo-Polynesian languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian languages, with approximately 385.5 million speakers. These are widely dispersed throughout the island nations of Southeast Asia and the Pacific Ocean, with a smaller number in continental Asia...
, spoken in Papua New Guinea
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...
by 15,000 people. The three dialects, Waima, Roro, and Paitana, are very close.