Language

Kou

Kou is a language in the Nuclear Trans New Guinea family spoken in Papua New Guinea.

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Scripture in Kou

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From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Kou is spoken

  • Papua New Guinea

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About Kou

Language family
Nuclear Trans New Guinea
ISO 639-3 code
snz
Glottocode
sins1241
Also known as
Kou: Saipa

Dialects and varieties 3

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Kou as a whole.

  • AsasNo known Scripture
  • BaipaNo known Scripture
  • SaipaNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.