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Siawi, also known as Musan, is one of two Amto–Musan (Samaia River) languages. It is spoken in Siawi village (), Green River Rural LLG,
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. The name "Siawi" is misspelling of the endonym, ''Siafli'', used on government maps. The old name for the language, "Musan", is a clan name.


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Languages of Sandaun Province Amto–Musan languages {{PapuaNewGuinea-stub