Kyenele Miyak is a
Yuat language
The Yuat languages are an independent family of five Papuan languages spoken along the Yuat River in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. They are an independent family in the classification of Malcolm Ross, but are included in Stephen Wurm's ...
of
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 ...
.
Versions of its name include ''Keñele, Keyele, Kenying, Bulang, Kenen Birang, Kyenying-Barang''.
It is spoken in Giling (Girin) (), a village located on the banks of the
Yuat River
The Yuat is the major tributary of the Sepik River in northern Papua New Guinea. The Yuat is on the right (southern) side and joins the Sepik about 20 linear km upstream from the Keram River, and just downstream from the Chambri Lakes. The eponymo ...
in
Yuat Rural LLG
Yuat Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. It is named after the Yuat River. The Yuat languages are spoken in this LLG.
Wards
*01. Kundima
*02. Aragunum
*03. Saparu
*04. Kinakaten
*05. Akuran
*06. ...
,
East Sepik Province.
References
Yuat languages
Languages of East Sepik Province
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