Tunap/Hunstein Rural LLG (often spelled locally as Tunap/Hustein) is a
local-level government (LLG) of
East Sepik Province
East Sepik is a province in Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Wewak. East Sepik has an estimated population of 433,481 people (2010 census) and is 43,426 km square in size.
History
Cherubim Dambui was appointed as East Sepik's first premier ...
,
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 ...
.
The LLG is home to speakers of many different
Left May languages
The Left May or Arai languages are a small language family of half a dozen closely related but not mutually intelligible languages in the centre of New Guinea, in the watershed of the Left May River. There are only about 2,000 speakers in all. Fo ...
and
Sepik languages
The Sepik or Sepik River languages are a family of some 50 Papuan languages spoken in the Sepik river basin of northern Papua New Guinea, proposed by Donald Laycock in 1965 in a somewhat more limited form than presented here. They tend to have ...
.
Wards
*01. Hotmin
*02. Burmai
*03. Arai
*04. Nino (
Nimo language speakers)
*05. Itelinu
*06. Samo (
Owiniga language
Owiniga ( Bero, Samo, Taina) is a Left May language of Tunap/Hunstein Rural LLG, East Sepik Province in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent Sta ...
speakers)
*07. Painum
*08. Wanium
*09. Aumi
*10. Pekwei
*11. Wanamoi
*12. Waniap (
Ama language (New Guinea)
Ama (Sawiyanu) is a Left May languages, Left May language of Papua New Guinea, in East Sepik Province. Former dialects have merged.
Ethnologue reports that it is spoken in Ama (Wopolu I) (), Kauvia (Kawiya) (), Waniap creek (), Wopolu II (Nokonuf ...
speakers)
*13. Kavia (
Ama language (New Guinea)
Ama (Sawiyanu) is a Left May languages, Left May language of Papua New Guinea, in East Sepik Province. Former dialects have merged.
Ethnologue reports that it is spoken in Ama (Wopolu I) (), Kauvia (Kawiya) (), Waniap creek (), Wopolu II (Nokonuf ...
speakers)
*14. Ama (
Ama language (New Guinea)
Ama (Sawiyanu) is a Left May languages, Left May language of Papua New Guinea, in East Sepik Province. Former dialects have merged.
Ethnologue reports that it is spoken in Ama (Wopolu I) (), Kauvia (Kawiya) (), Waniap creek (), Wopolu II (Nokonuf ...
speakers)
*15. Yenuai (
Nakwi language and
Ama language (New Guinea)
Ama (Sawiyanu) is a Left May languages, Left May language of Papua New Guinea, in East Sepik Province. Former dialects have merged.
Ethnologue reports that it is spoken in Ama (Wopolu I) (), Kauvia (Kawiya) (), Waniap creek (), Wopolu II (Nokonuf ...
speakers)
*16. Panawai
*17. Imombi (
Iwam language speakers)
*18. Mowi (
Iwam language speakers)
*19. Iniok (
Sepik Iwam language
Sepik Iwam, or Yawenian, is a language of Papua New Guinea. It is the lexical basis of the Hauna trade pidgin.
It is spoken in villages such as Iniok () in Tunap/Hunstein Rural LLG of East Sepik Province
East Sepik is a province in Papua New ...
speakers)
*20. Paupe (
Papi language
Papi (Paupe; also known Baiyamo) is an alleged Sepik language spoken in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. '' Glottolog'' leaves it unclassified.
It is spoken in the single village of Paupe () in Tunap/Hunstein Rural LLG of East Sepik Provi ...
speakers)
*21. Oum 3
*22. Walio (
Walio language speakers)
*23. Nein
*24. Nekiei/Wusol
*25. Masuwari
*26. Sio (
Sanio language speakers)
*27. Hanasi (
Sanio language speakers)
*28. Moropote
*29. Maposi (
Sanio language speakers)
*30. Lariaso
*31. Yabatawe
*32. Sowano
*33. Bitara (
Berinomo language speakers)
*34. Kagiru (
Berinomo language speakers)
*35. Begapuki
*36. Wagu
*37. Niksek/Paka (
Niksek language speakers)
*38. Gahom (
Bahinemo language
Bahinemo (Gahom) is a Sepik language spoken in East Sepik Province, Papua-New Guinea.
It is spoken in 4 villages, including in Gahom village () of Tunap/Hunstein Rural LLG in East Sepik Province
East Sepik is a province in Papua New Guinea. It ...
speakers)
References
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{{Districts of East Sepik Province
Local-level governments of East Sepik Province