Language

Northeast Kiwai

Northeast Kiwai is a language in the Kiwaian family spoken in Papua New Guinea.

Portions of Scripture

Scripture in Northeast Kiwai

Portions of Scripture are reported in Northeast Kiwai.

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 Northeast Kiwai is spoken

  • Papua New Guinea

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About Northeast Kiwai

Language family
Kiwaian
ISO 639-3 code
kiw
Glottocode
nort2930
Also known as
Kiwai, Northeast · Kiwai, Northeast: Arigibi

Dialects and varieties 5

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

  • Kiwai, Northeast: ArigibiNo known Scripture
  • Kiwai, Northeast: FomomotoNo known Scripture
  • Kiwai, Northeast: GibaioNo known Scripture
  • Kiwai, Northeast: KopeNo known Scripture
  • Kiwai, Northeast: UramaNo 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.