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Bamu River
The Bamu River is a river in southwestern Papua New Guinea.Bamu Riverin Geonames.org (cc-by) post updated 2012-01-17; database downloaded 2015-06-22 See also *List of rivers of Papua New Guinea * Bamu language Bamu, or Bamu Kiwai, is a Papuan language of southern Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong ..., a language of Papua New Guinea * Bamu Rural LLG, Papua New Guinea References Rivers of Papua New Guinea {{PapuaNewGuinea-river-stub ...
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Western Province (Papua New Guinea)
Western Province is a coastal province in southwestern Papua New Guinea, bordering the Indonesian province of Papua. The provincial capital is Daru. The largest town in the province is Tabubil. Other major settlements are Kiunga, Ningerum, Olsobip and Balimo. The provincial government has, as with the governments of North Solomons, Chimbu and Northern provinces, sought to change the name of the province. The government uses the name Fly River Provincial Government; however, this remains unofficial as it has not been changed in the Constitution of Papua New Guinea. Geography and ecology Western Province covers 99,300 km² and is the largest province in Papua New Guinea by area. There are several large rivers that run through the province, including the Fly River and its tributaries the Strickland and Ok Tedi rivers. The largest lake in Papua New Guinea, Lake Murray, is also in Western Province. This province is the only part of Papua New Guinea to hold land west of t ...
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Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia (a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia). Its capital, located along its southeastern coast, is Port Moresby. The country is the world's third largest island country, with an area of . At the national level, after being ruled by three external powers since 1884, including nearly 60 years of Australian administration starting during World War I, Papua New Guinea established its sovereignty in 1975. It became an independent Commonwealth realm in 1975 with Elizabeth II as its queen. It also became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations in its own right. There are 839 known languages of Papua New Guinea, one of ...
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List Of Rivers Of Papua New Guinea
This is a list of rivers of Papua New Guinea. In alphabetical order New Britain *Aemoi River * Apmi River *Balima River (Papua New Guinea) * Johanna River (New Britain) *Warangoi River New Ireland * Aparam River *Lossuk River * Lumis River Madang Province The following are rivers in Madang Province for which various Madang language subgroups are named after. See also * List of rivers of Western New Guinea * List of rivers of Indonesia * Geography of Papua New Guinea References External links * * * {{Oceania topic, List of rivers of Rivers Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
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Bamu Language
Bamu, or Bamu Kiwai, is a Papuan language of southern Papua New Guinea. A thousand speakers of ''Gama'' are included in the ISO code for Bamu. However, ''Ethnologue ''Ethnologue: Languages of the World'' (stylized as ''Ethnoloɠue'') is an annual reference publication in print and online that provides statistics and other information on the living languages of the world. It is the world's most comprehensiv ...'' notes that lexical similarity is below 80% with the most similar dialect of Bamu proper. Dialects Dialects are: *Gama *Lower Bamu *Sisiame () *Upper Bamu (Middle Bamu) *Nuhiro References Kiwaian languages Languages of Western Province (Papua New Guinea) {{PapuaNewGuinea-stub ...
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Bamu Rural LLG
Bamu Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. The Kamula language is spoken in the LLG, near the Wawoi Falls area. Wards *01. Samakopa (Kamula language speakers) *02. Kawalasi *03. Kamusi *04. Parieme *05. Bibisa ( Foia Foia language speakers) *06. Gagori *07. Iowa *08. Garu *09. Miruwo *10. Wakau/Sogere *11. Asaramio *12. Bina *13. Sisiam *14. Torobina *15. Bamio *16. Pirupiru *17. Ukusi *18. Nemeti *19. Ibuo See also *Bamu River *Wawoi River Wawoi River is a river located in Western Province, Papua New Guinea. With a total length of , mean annual discharge of and has a drainage basin of its source is located in Mount Bosavi and flows southeast into the Gulf of Papua The Gulf o ... References * * {{WesternProvincePNG-geo-stub Local-level governments of Western Province (Papua New Guinea) ...
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