Mountain Koiari (Koiali) is a language of
Oro Province
Oro Province, formerly (and officially still) Northern Province, is a coastal province of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital is Popondetta. The province covers 22,800 km2, and has 176,206 inhabitants (2011 census). The province share ...
,
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 ...
. It is not very similar to the other language which shares its name,
Grass Koiari. Half of its speakers are monolingual.
It is spoken in Barai, Efogi (), and Koiari villages of
Koiari Rural LLG
Koiari Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Central Province, Papua New Guinea.
Wards
*01. Osabewai
*03.Mesime
*06. Vaiagai
*07. Furimuti
*. Depo (Mageri)
*06. Vesilogo
*07. Bereadabu
*08. Kailaki
*09. Doe
*10. Ogotana
*11. Kahitana
...
, as well as in
Hiri Rural LLG
Hiri Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Central Province, Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Indepe ...
.
References
Languages of Papua New Guinea
Koiarian languages
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