Biem language
Not to be confused with Bam language (disambiguation).
| Biem | |
|---|---|
| Bam | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | East Sepik Province |
Native speakers | 2,200 (2000 census)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
bmc |
| Glottolog |
biem1237[2] |
Biem, or Bam, is an Oceanic language of northeast New Guinea, spoken on Bam, Blup Blup, and neighboring islands off the coast of Wewak
References
- ↑ Biem at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Biem". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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